Paul Rolo
Paul Jacques Victor Rolo ( November 6, 1917 - October 28, 1992 ) was a historian.
Rolo was born in a prominent Sephardic banking family in Alexandria. His father, Max Rolo (1888–1959), had withdrawn from the family's own cotton trade at an early stage. His mother, Ivonne Edith Harari (1895–1980), was the daughter of Sir Victor Pasha Harari and sister of Ralph Harari. Paul Rolo was educated at Marlborough College and Balliol College , Oxford. Meanwhile, his cousin Molly Rolo married Samuel Segal, Baron Segal, in 1934 .
During the war he served with the Secret Intelligence Service in Cairo and then became a tutor at Balliol. 1951-1982 he taught at Keele University , where he was appointed professor of history in 1972.
He had three children with his wife, Rosemary, sister of Hugh Carless .
Publications
- George Canning. Three biographical studies ; 1965
- Entente Cordiale: the origins and negotiation of the Anglo-French agreements of April 8, 1904 ; 1969
- Britain and the Briand plan: the Common Market that never was ; 1973
Individual evidence
- ^ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History ; P. 808
- ↑ The Goethe-Institut Alexandria - Window to the Mediterranean and Europe A look into the history of the house ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Hugh Carless obituary
- ↑ Descendants of Eliahu Hadar Cattaui ( Memento from January 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rolo, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rolo, Paul Jacques Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1992 |