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Godfrey Hugh Lancelot Le May

ゴッドフリー・ヒュー・ランスロット・ル・メイ

Godofurī Hyū Ransurotto Ru Mei

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-09-07 （South Africa）
Died
2012-12-05 （Oxford） age 93
Nationality
South African
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
South Africa → Oxford, United Kingdom

Career

Occupations
historian, tutor, Emeritus Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford, former Dean of History at Worcester College
Active Years
1940-2012
Affiliations
Worcester College, University of Oxford
Influenced
Benazir Bhutto

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899-1907

1965 History

British Government, 1914-1963

1964 History

The Victorian Constitution

1979 History

Bibliography

  • British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899-1907, Oxford: Clarendon, 1965
  • British Government, 1914-1963, London: Methuen, 1964
  • British Government, 1914-1953, London: Methuen, 1955
  • The Victorian Constitution, New York: St. Martin, 1979
  • The Afrikaners, New York: Wiley, 1995
  • Black and White in South Africa, New York: American Heritage, 1971
  • Freedom and Authority; text of an address given 5 September 1962, Johannesburg: Witswatersrand Univ., 1963
  • South Africa, the future: text of an address by Prof. G.H.L LeMay, 5 September 1967, Cape Town: C.A. Alger, 1967

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Academic style focused on modern British history

Legacy

A historian specializing in modern British history who taught at the University of Oxford for many years, serving as a speechwriter for Winston Churchill and advisor to Nelson Mandela.

Trivia

  • Served as a speech writer for Winston Churchill.
  • Was a political advisor to Nelson Mandela.
  • His most famous student was Benazir Bhutto.
  • Continued holding tutorial sessions in his home office until his death.