David Reeder Explained

David A Reeder (5 May 1931 – 1 August 2005) was an English historian at the University of Leicester.^[1] He pursued a career in urban history and the history of education, co-founding the Urban History Group and editing the Urban History Yearbook for nine years.

Early life

Reeder was born in Kingston upon Hull, the son of a railway fireman, and evacuated to Rawcliffe and then York during World War II.^[2]

After graduating from Nunthorpe Grammar School, Reeder won a scholarship at the University of Durham, where he served as Editor of Palatinate.^[3] He was a member of Hatfield College, where he was Captain of Table Tennis in 1950.^[4] Reeder took his PhD at the University of Leicester.

Publications

• The Victorian City: Images and Realities (1973)^[5]
• Urban Education In The Nineteenth Century (1977)^[6]
• Educating Our Masters (1980)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary: David Reeder. The Guardian. 2015-10-13. Richard. Rodger.
2. Web site: David A. Reeder (1931–2005) Educationalist and urban historian. Urban Hustory. Richard. Roger. August 2005. 23 April 2024.
3. Web site: Palatinate Online » Past Editors. Palatinate. 2015-10-13.
4. Book: Moyes . Arthur . Hatfield 1846-1996 . 1996 . 222 .
5. Book: Dyos, Harold James. The Victorian City: Images and Realities. Psychology Press. 1998-12-03. 9780415193238.
6. Book: Britain), History of Education Society (Great. Urban education in the nineteenth century: proceedings of the 1976 Annual Conference of the History of Education Society of Great Britain. Taylor and Francis. 1977-12-01. 9780850661262. David A.. Reeder.
7. Book: Combe, George. Educating our masters: addresses and essays. Leicester University Press. 1980-11-01. 9780718550363. David A.. Reeder.