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| '''Sir (Hrothgar) John Habakkuk''' (] ]–] ]) was a ] ]. | '''Sir (Hrothgar) John Habakkuk''' (] ]–] ]) was a ] ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Habakkuk was born in ], the son of Evan and Anne Habakkuk. He was named |
Habakkuk was born in ], the son of Evan and Anne Habakkuk. He was named "Hrothgar" after ] in '']'', which his father was reading at the time of his birth. However, he came to be known as John when he started to travel to the United States, and when he was knighted he found it easier to call himself 'Sir John' than 'Sir Hrothgar'.<ref name=Independent></ref><ref name=Telegraph></ref> His surname was assumed by a relatively recent forebear after the prophet ].<ref name=Telegraph/> | ||
| He was educated at Barry County School and ] (scholar and Strathcona Student, starred<ref |
He was educated at Barry County School and ] (scholar and Strathcona Student, starred<ref name=Telegraph/> first in History 1936).<ref name=Independent/> (He was not, as sometimes erroneously stated, connected with ]).<ref name=Landes></ref> He began to study for a ] under ], but his progress was interrupted by the ].<ref name=Independent/> In 1938 he was elected a ] of ], a position he held until 1950. He worked in the ] 1939-42 and the ] 1942-46, during which period he still found time to carry out research at the ] and in the archives of country houses.<ref name=Telegraph/><ref name=Independent/> After the War he was from 1946 until 1950 Director of Studies and Librarian of the college and ] in the Faculty of Economics. In 1973 ] elected him to an honorary fellowship. From 1950 until 1960 he was editor, with ], of ''The Economic History Review''. | ||
| In 1950 he moved to ], where he would remain for the rest of his life. At the age of just thirty-five he had been appointed ] in the ] and ] of ]. He held this appointment until 1967, when he became ] of ]. He also served as ] of the university 1973-77 and ] 1977-84. He retired in 1984 and was Ford Lecturer in the following year.<ref |
In 1950 he moved to ], where he would remain for the rest of his life. At the age of just thirty-five he had been appointed ] in the ] and ] of ]. He held this appointment until 1967, when he became ] of ]. He also served as ] of the university 1973-77 and ] 1977-84. He retired in 1984 and was Ford Lecturer in the following year.<ref name=Independent/> ] re-elected him to a fellowship in 1988. He was also President of ] from 1975 until 1984 and an honorary fellow of the college from 1991. He was Visiting Professor at ] 1954/5 and at ] (Ford Research Professor)<ref name=Telegraph/> 1962/3.<ref name=Landes/> | ||
| Habakkuk was elected a ] in 1965<ref></ref> and a member of the ] in 1966.<ref |
Habakkuk was elected a ] in 1965<ref></ref> and a member of the ] in 1966.<ref name=Landes/> He was appointed ] in 1976. In the same year he began a four-year term as President of the ]. He was awarded the degree of ] ''honoris causa'' by the Universities of ] (1971), ] (1973), ] (1975), ] (1978), and ] (1988). | ||
| He was a member of the Advisory Council on Public Records 1958-70, the Social Science Research Council 1967-71, the National Libraries Committee 1968-69, the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities 75-84, and the ] 1978-90. He was Chairman of the ] 1976-77, the Advisory Group on London Health Services 1980-81,<ref |
He was a member of the Advisory Council on Public Records 1958-70, the Social Science Research Council 1967-71, the National Libraries Committee 1968-69, the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities 75-84, and the ] 1978-90. He was Chairman of the ] 1976-77, the Advisory Group on London Health Services 1980-81,<ref name=Telegraph/> and the ] 1981-4. | ||
| Habakkuk was married to his former student,<ref |
Habakkuk was married to his former student,<ref name=Landes/> Mary Richards (died 2002),<ref name=Independent/> in 1948. They had a son and three daughters. He died, from renal failure and ], at the house of one of his daughters, Little Orchard, Scot Lane, ], on 3 November 2002. | ||
| ==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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Sir (Hrothgar) John Habakkuk (13 May 1915–3 November 2002) was a British economic historian.
Biography
Habakkuk was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, the son of Evan and Anne Habakkuk. He was named "Hrothgar" after Hroðgar in Beowulf, which his father was reading at the time of his birth. However, he came to be known as John when he started to travel to the United States, and when he was knighted he found it easier to call himself 'Sir John' than 'Sir Hrothgar'. His surname was assumed by a relatively recent forebear after the prophet Habakkuk.
He was educated at Barry County School and St John's College, Cambridge (scholar and Strathcona Student, starred first in History 1936). (He was not, as sometimes erroneously stated, connected with Jesus College, Cambridge). He began to study for a PhD under John Clapham, but his progress was interrupted by the Second World War. In 1938 he was elected a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, a position he held until 1950. He worked in the Foreign Office 1939-42 and the Board of Trade 1942-46, during which period he still found time to carry out research at the Public Record Office and in the archives of country houses. After the War he was from 1946 until 1950 Director of Studies and Librarian of the college and Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics. In 1973 Pembroke elected him to an honorary fellowship. From 1950 until 1960 he was editor, with Michael Postan, of The Economic History Review.
In 1950 he moved to Oxford, where he would remain for the rest of his life. At the age of just thirty-five he had been appointed Chichele Professor of Economic History in the University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow of All Souls College. He held this appointment until 1967, when he became Principal of Jesus College. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of the university 1973-77 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor 1977-84. He retired in 1984 and was Ford Lecturer in the following year. All Souls re-elected him to a fellowship in 1988. He was also President of University College, Swansea from 1975 until 1984 and an honorary fellow of the college from 1991. He was Visiting Professor at Harvard University 1954/5 and at University of California, Berkeley (Ford Research Professor) 1962/3.
Habakkuk was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1965 and a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1966. He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1976. In the same year he began a four-year term as President of the Royal Historical Society. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters honoris causa by the Universities of Wales (1971), Cambridge (1973), Pennsylvania (1975), Kent (1978), and Ulster (1988).
He was a member of the Advisory Council on Public Records 1958-70, the Social Science Research Council 1967-71, the National Libraries Committee 1968-69, the Administrative Board of the International Association of Universities 75-84, and the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts 1978-90. He was Chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of the Universties of the United Kingdom 1976-77, the Advisory Group on London Health Services 1980-81, and the Oxfordshire District Health Authority 1981-4.
Habakkuk was married to his former student, Mary Richards (died 2002), in 1948. They had a son and three daughters. He died, from renal failure and myelodysplasia, at the house of one of his daughters, Little Orchard, Scot Lane, Chew Stoke, on 3 November 2002.
Publications
- John Habakkuk, Marriage, debt, and the estates system: English landownership 1650-1950 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994)
- John Habakkuk, Population growth and economic development since 1750 (Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1971)
- John Habakkuk, Industrial organisation since the Industrial Revolution (Southampton: University of Southampton, 1968)
- John Habakkuk, American and British technology in the nineteenth century: the search for labour-saving inventions (Cambridge University Press, 1962)
- John Habakkuk et al., Lectures on economic development=Études sur le développement économique (Iktisat Fakültesi nesriyatı no. 101, Istanbul: Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, and Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University, 1958)
- H.J. Habakkuk, 'English Landownership, 1680-1740', Economic History Review 1st series 10.1 (February 1940), pp. 2-17
Sources
- ^ F.M.L. Thompson, obituary, The Independent (11 November 2002)
- ^ obituary, The Telegraph (18 November 2002)
- ^ David S. Landes, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society vol. 149, no. 1 (March 2005), pp. 99-101
- British Academy Deceased Fellows
- Debrett's People of Today (12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 816
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See also
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