David Dilks
David Dilks | |
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| 6th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull | |
| In office 1991–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Taylor |
| Succeeded by | David Drewry |
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| Born | 17 March 1938 (age 82) Foleshill, West Midlands, England |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford (BA) |
David N. Dilks PhD FRHistS FRSL (born 17 March 1938) is a British historian and former Professor of International History at the University of Leeds.
Early life and education
Dilks was born in Foleshill, a suburb of Coventry, and attended The Royal Grammar School Worcester before winning a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford, to read History.
Career
He remained in Oxford to do research at St Antony's College before becoming research assistant to Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan.[1] He was the official biographer of the latter as well as producing a two-volume biography of the viceroy of India, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston,[2] and a biography of Neville Chamberlain.[3]
In 1977 he became a Visiting Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Professor Dilks became Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull in 1991, serving until 1999.[4]
Selected works
- Dilks, David (1969–70). Curzon in India. 2 vols., Hart-Davis.
- Dilks, David (1984). Neville Chamberlain: Volume 1, 1869-1929. Cambridge University Press.
References
- ^ Hodges, Lucy (7 August 1997), "A-Z of Universities: Hull", The Independent
- ^ Plumb, J. H. (4 October 1970), "The Viceroy and the General; Curzon In India", The New York Times.
- ^ "The Man Who Trusted Hitler", The New York Times, 17 February 1985
- ^ "On the move", Times Higher Education, 11 June 1999
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