Glyndwr Williams
British historian (1932–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British historian (1932–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glyndwr Williams (1932–24 January 2022) was a professor of history at Queen Mary, University of London since 1974, specialising in the history of exploration and the history of Europe overseas. He was appointed a professor emeritus of the University of London in 1997.
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Williams earned his bachelor's degree and PhD at the University of London. He became reader in history at Queen Mary College, London and was then promoted to professor. He served as general editor of the Hudson's Bay Record Society and he has been president and trustee of the Hakluyt Society.
He died 24 January 2022. He was survived by his wife and fellow maritime historian, Sarah R. Palmer, and their two children.[1]
Additional works since 1997 include:
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