Godfrey LeMay explained
Godfrey Hugh Lancelot Le May (1920–2012) was a tutor and Emeritus Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford, and a former Dean of History at Worcester College.[1]
His focus area was modern British history. Born on 7 September 1920 in South Africa, Le May's family travelled from England to South Africa during the Boer Wars, in which his grandfather was an officer. LeMay served as a speech writer for Winston Churchill.
He was a political advisor to Nelson Mandela. LeMay's most famous student was Benazir Bhutto.
He was living in Oxford with his wife when he died on 5 December 2012 at the age of 93. LeMay was teaching up until his death, holding tutorial sessions in his in-home office.
Primary Sources
- Le May, G.H.L., British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899-1907, Oxford: Clarendon, 1965
- Le May, G.H.L., British Government, 1914-1963, London: Methuen, 1964
- Le May, G.H.L., “British Government, 1914-1953”, London: Methuen, 1955
- Le May, G.H.L., The Victorian Constitution, New York: St. Martin, 1979
- Le May, G.H.L., “The Afrikaners”, New York: Wiley, 1995
- Le May, G.H.L., “Black and White in South Africa”, New York: American Heritage, 1971
- Le May, G.H.L., “Freedom and Authority; text of an address given 5 September 1962”, Johannesburg: Witswatersrand Univ., 1963
- Le May, G.H.L. “South Africa, the future: text of an address by Prof. G.H.L LeMay, 5 September 1967”, Cape Town: C.A. Alger, 1967
Notes and References
- Web site: Godfrey LeMay - Rhodes University . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208134145/http://www.ru.ac.za/alumni/news/deceased2012/godfreylemay/ . dead . 2013-02-08 . Ru.ac.za . 2013-10-22 .
