Cole, Professor George Douglas Howard (1889–1959)
© The Estate of Sir George Clark
A socialist intellectual and political activist, Cole was also one of the founders of labour history, important for his influence if not for the enduring value of his historical work.
- Forenames:
- George Douglas Howard
- Surname:
- Cole
- Title:
- Professor
- Dates:
- 1889–1959
- Institutions:
- Fabian Society
Labour Party
Society for the Study of Labour History
University of Oxford (All Souls College) - Significant posts:
- Professor of Social and Political Theory, University of Oxford (All Souls College)
- Contemporaries:
- Postgate, Raymond
- Influenced:
- Briggs, Asa
Saville, John
Thompson, Edward Palmer - Themes:
- Economic history
Labour history
- Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Obituaries:
- Times
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- G. D. H. Cole, A Short History of the British Working-Class Movement (3 vols., London, 1925–27)
- G. D. H. Cole, A History of Socialist Thought (London, 1953–60)
- Essays in Labour History: in Memory of G. D. H. Cole, ed. Asa Briggs and John Saville (London, 1960)
Other reading
- David Renton, 'Unsung heroes behind them: the labour history of Sydney Pollard', Labour History Review, 68, 3 (2004), 311–27
