Dickens, Arthur Geoffrey (1910–2001)
© Institute of Historical Research
The authoritative historian of the English Reformation prior to a revisionist critique, Dickens was notable for his early advocacy of social history, and was also a longstanding director of the Institute of Historical Research.
- Forenames:
- Arthur Geoffrey
- Surname:
- Dickens
- Dates:
- 1910–2001
- Institutions:
- British Academy
Institute of Historical Research
University of Hull
University of London (King's College) - Significant posts:
- Foreign Secretary, British Academy
Director, Institute of Historical Research
Professor of History, King's College London
Professor of History, University of Hull
- Influences:
- MacFarlane, Kenneth Bruce
Powicke, Maurice - Themes:
- Reformation history
Tudor history
- Biographies:
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Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Interviews with Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy - Obituaries:
- Guardian
Independent
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- A. G. Dickens, The English Reformation (London, 1964)
- A. G. Dickens, The German Nation and Martin Luther (London, 1974)
