Wolfson History Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 20 (1981) Winner
John Wyon Burrow
ジョン・ワイオン・バロー
Jyon Wyon Barō
Aliases:
J. W. Burrow
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-06-04 （Southsea）
- Died
- 2009-11-03 （Witney, Oxfordshire） age 74
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Southsea → Exeter → Cambridge → Norwich (University of East Anglia) → Sussex → Oxford → Brighton
Career
- Occupations
- historian, intellectual historian, university professor
- Active Years
- 1954-2009
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia, University of Sussex, University of Oxford, Balliol College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
- Influenced By
- J.H. Plumb, Herbert Spencer, Henry Maine, Edward Burnett Tylor
- Influenced
- Stefan Collini, Donald Winch
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter School | — | History | — | ~1954 | United Kingdom |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | Faculty of History | History | First Class Honours (History Tripos) | 1954- | United Kingdom |
| Downing College, Cambridge | — | History | 博士号 | — | United Kingdom |
Exeter School
History
Period:
~1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated high school
Christ's College, Cambridge
Faculty of History
/ History
Degree:
First Class Honours (History Tripos)
Period:
1954-
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied under J.H. Plumb
Downing College, Cambridge
History
Degree:
博士号
Country:
United Kingdom
Fellowship for doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Wolfson History Prize | A Liberal Descent: Victorian Historians and the English Past | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
1981
Work:
A Liberal Descent: Victorian Historians and the English Past
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Evolution and Society
1966 Intellectual HistoryExplores Victorian social theorists' use of evolutionary theories
EvolutionSociologyAnthropology
A Liberal Descent: Victorian Historians and the English Past
1981 HistoriographyAnalysis of Whig interpretation by Victorian historians
Whig historyHistoriographyVictorian era
That Noble Science of Politics
1983 Intellectual HistoryCollaborative work on 19th-century intellectual history of politics
Political thought19th century
Whigs and Liberals: Continuity and Change in English Political Thought
1988 History of Political ThoughtBased on Carlyle Lectures on English liberalism
WhigsLiberalism
The Crisis of Reason: European Thought, 1848–1914
2000 European Intellectual HistorySurvey of European thinkers from 1848-1914
ReasonModern thought
A History of Histories
2007 HistoriographyHistory of historical writing from Herodotus to 20th century
HistoriographyEpicsChronicles
Bibliography
- Evolution and Society (1966)
- A Liberal Descent (1981)
- That Noble Science of Politics (1983)
- Whigs and Liberals (1988)
- The Crisis of Reason (2000)
- A History of Histories (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sophisticated analysisInterdisciplinary approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Whig historyInfluence of evolutionismIntellectual history
Legacy
Leading intellectual historian of his generation, pioneering sophisticated approach to history of social sciences.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
Archives
- The Keep, Brighton
Quotes
-
Nineteenth-century historians were drawn to history by an antiquarian passion for the past and a patriotic and populist impulse.
Source: A Liberal Descent (1981)
Trivia
- Married Diane Dunnington in 1958; one son Lawrence, one daughter Francesca.
- J. W. Burrow papers housed at The Keep, Brighton.