Barraclough, Professor Geoffrey (1908–1984)
© Chester Archaeological Society
Initially a medievalist and leading British historian of Germany, Barraclough altered his views and his perspective to write an influential work on contemporary history. In his later years he became an advocate of the study of world history and the use in history of the methodologies of the social sciences.
- Forenames:
- Geoffrey
- Surname:
- Barraclough
- Title:
- Professor
- Dates:
- 1908–1984
- Institutions:
- Chatham House – The Royal Institute for International Affairs
Historical Association
University of Liverpool - Significant posts:
- President, Historical Association
Professor of Medieval History, University of Liverpool
Stevenson Research Professor of International History, Royal Institute of International Affairs
- Influences:
- Cohn, E. Stanley
- Contemporaries:
- Finley, Moses
Thomas, Keith Vivian
Thompson, Edward Palmer - Themes:
- Comparative history
Contemporary history
German history
Global history
Medieval history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- Geoffrey Barraclough, An Introduction to Contemporary History (London, 1964)
- Geoffrey Barraclough, The Medieval Papacy (London, 1968)
Other reading
- 'Geoffrey Barraclough: from historicism to historical science', Historian, 56 (1994), 449–64
- 'New ways in history', Times Literary Supplement (1966)
- R. H. C. Davis, 'Geoffrey Barraclough and the lure of charters', in The Earldom of Chester and its Charters: a Tribute to Geoffrey Barraclough, ed. A. T. Thacker (Chester, 1991)
