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J. H. Shennan

Joseph Hugh Shennan FRHistS (13 March 1933 – 25 May 2015) was a British historian who was Professor of European Studies (1974–98) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1993–98) at the University of Lancaster. One of the pioneers in European Studies, his research focussed primarily on the history of France during the Ancien Régime as well as on the history of early modern Europe.

Life

Shennan was born in 1933 to primary school teachers Hugh and Mary Shennan. He studied History at the University of Liverpool where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1955. From 1955 to 1957 he did his National Service. In 1957, he continued his studies at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge where he received his doctorate in 1960. He taught as Assistant Lecturer and later as Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool.[1]

From 1965, he was employed at the University of Lancaster and played an important role in the establishment of the History Department. Over the years he taught as a Senior Lecturer and Reader. In the 1970s he was one of the pioneers of European Studies. In 1971, he and like-minded people founded the journal European Studies Review which he served as editor until 1979. The journal later became the European History Quarterly.[1][2][3]

En 1974 fue nombrado profesor de Estudios Europeos . Como tal, trabajó en la construcción de la Escuela interdisciplinaria de Estudios Europeos de Lancaster y fue su primer director. De 1979 a 1984 fue Jefe del Departamento de Historia. Durante este tiempo, fundó los Lancaster Pamphlets , editados por el Departamento de Historia, al que también contribuyó con tres títulos, Francia antes de la Revolución (1983), Luis XIV (1986) y Relaciones internacionales en Europa, 1689-1789 (1995). En 1985 fue nombrado rector provisional y en 1993 fue nombrado vicerrector adjunto de la universidad. En 1998 se jubiló. [1] [2]

Publicaciones

Referencias

  1. ^ a b "Obituario de Joe Shennan". El guardián . 3 de julio de 2015 . Consultado el 6 de agosto de 2021 .
  2. ^ ab "JH Shennan". Enciclopedia Británica . Consultado el 6 de agosto de 2021 .
  3. ^ Swann, Julian (1 de octubre de 2015). "JH Shennan (1933-2015), nuestro primer editor". Historia europea trimestral . 45 (4): 613–614. doi :10.1177/0265691415606884. ISSN  0265-6914.