Maldwyn Jones Explained

Maldwyn Allen Jones (18 December 1922 – 12 April 2007) was a historian who specialised in American history.

Jones studied at Jesus College, Oxford, from 1946 to 1949, obtaining a first-class degree in history.[1] He was a lecturer at Manchester University before becoming chairman of the British Association for American Studies in 1968 and Commonwealth Professor of American History at University College London in 1971.[2]

His most famous work was the synthesis , a volume in the "Short Oxford History of the Modern World" series, published in 1983. This remains the most comprehensive single-authored book on American history.[2]

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References

  1. 2007. Deaths. Jesus College Record. Jesus College, Oxford. 153.
  2. News: White . John . Maldwyn Allen Jones Obituary . . 15 April 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103022452/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/maldwyn-allen-jones-448884.html . dead . 3 November 2010 . 7 October 2008.