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British historian and academic (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bernard John Porter (born 5 February 1941) is a British historian and academic.[1] He is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at Newcastle University.[2]
Bernard Porter | |
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Born | 5 February 1941 83) | (age
Nationality | British |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
Porter read history at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. After receiving his BA, MA, and PhD from Corpus, he took a position as a research fellow at his old college before moving to the University of Hull to become a senior lecturer in modern history. Since 1992, he has been an Emeritus Professor at Newcastle.[3] He is perhaps best known for his most recent book, Absent-Minded Imperialists, published in 2004 which sparked a historiographical debate with John Mackenzie on the place of imperialist sentiment within British popular culture.[4]
He lives in Stockholm, Sweden. He is fond of art, architecture, cricket, classical music, and science fiction books. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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