Harold Perkin
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1926 – 2004
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Who was Harold Perkin?
Harold James Perkin was a British social historian and founder of the Social History Society.
Perkin was born in Hanley, Staffordshire to humble origins and attended Hanley High School and then obtained a scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge from 1945, gaining a starred First Class degree in 1948 followed by National Service in the RAF. Rejected by his Cambridge college to study for a PhD, he commenced an extramural history teaching post from 1950 at Manchester University.
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- Born
- Nov 11, 1926
Hanley, Staffordshire - Also known as
- Harold James Perkin
- Harold J. Perkin
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Jesus College, Cambridge
(1945 - 1948)
- Bachelor's degree, Jesus College, Cambridge
- Lived in
- Manchester
( - 2004/10/16)
- Manchester
- Died
- Oct 16, 2004
London
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on July 23, 2013
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