Richard Cobb
Richard Cobb CBE (born May 20, 1917 in Frinton-on-Sea , Essex , † January 15, 1996 in Abingdon , Oxfordshire ) was an English historian. He is considered "the greatest British historian of France" of the 20th century.
Life
Cobb got to know France in the 1930s and was fascinated by the country. After the end of the Second World War , he lived in France for nine years. During this time he was supported by friends from the French Communist Party PCF and taught English to Air France stewardesses .
Teaching
1955 to 1961 he was a visiting lecturer at Aberystwyth University . In 1962 he came to Balliol College in Oxford as a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History . Cobb was Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford from 1973 to 1984 . His specialty was the time of the French Revolution .
Family life
Cobb was married to Margaret Tennant in third marriage since 1963 and had three sons and a daughter.
Awards and honors
- In 1967 he became a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy .
- In 1976 he became Officier des Ordre national du Mérite , 1984 Knight of the Legion of Honor .
- In 1978 he became Commander of the British Empire.
- In 1979 he was awarded the Wolfson History Prize .
Fonts
- The Streets of Paris , Introduction and Text, Photos by Nicolas Breach . Pantheon Books, New York City, New York, USA 1980, ISBN 0-394510267 .
- Writings in German
- Death in Paris. The bodies of the Seine 1795–1801 , with a foreword by Patrick Bahners. Translated from the English by Gabriele Gockel and Thomas Wollermann. Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-608-94694-9
literature
- Colin Jones: Richard Charles Cobb, 1917-1996 . In: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy . tape XIV , 2015, p. 89-117 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Colin Jones: France. An illustrated story. Translated by Udo Rennert, Campus, Frankfurt a. M./New York 1995, p. 7.
- ↑ Robert McG. Thomas Jr., Richard Cobb, 78, to Authority On the French Revolution, Dies. , nytimes.com January 23, 1996 , accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Jochen Schimmang: On the life and death of the little dead. , faz.net March 25, 2011 , accessed December 5, 2011
- ^ Short obituary in SPIEGEL of January 22, 1996 , accessed on December 5, 2011
- ↑ Phillip Mansell and Tim Hilton: Obituary: Richard Cobb , independent.co.uk, January 16, 1996 , accessed December 6, 2011
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed May 15, 2020 .
- ↑ according to the archive of the Legion of Honor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cobb, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frinton-on-Sea , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1996 |
| Place of death | Abingdon (Oxfordshire) , England |