Norman Hampson (1922–2011)
Author of The Enlightenment
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Works by Norman Hampson
Le Siècle des Lumières 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1922-04-08
- Date of death
- 2011-07-08
- Burial location
- York, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Place of death
- York, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Paris, France
York, Yorkshire, England, UK - Education
- University of Oxford (University College)
Manchester Grammar School
The Sorbonne, Paris, France - Occupations
- Professor of History
- Organizations
- University of Manchester
University of York
Royal Navy (WWII) - Awards and honors
- Fellow, British Academy (1980)
- Short biography
- Wiki;
Norman Hampson (born 8 April 1922 in Manchester, England, died 8 July 2011 in York) was the Professor of History at the University of York from 1974 to 1989. He was born in 1922 and educated at Manchester Grammar School and University College. His service in the Navy from 1941 to 1945 included two years as liaison officer with the Free French Navy. From 1948 until 1967 he was on the staff of Manchester University.
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So he volunteered for the navy, got through the rigors of officer training, and had some sea experience. His superiors varied in quality, and so did his performance. But he did try to improve and did so. Eventually he found himself as a liaison (Communications) officer in a Free French ship, and ended the war in that position. They did help sink one submarine, and perhaps drove another one into the trap that finished it. They got bombed, but not hit, they were in storms but didn't get wrecked, and met all the challenges thrown at them by an indifferent fate. The war ended, and he went home, stopping on the way to meet his eventual wife. Statistics worked out for him, and he is the first to admit it. The occasional poems are often quite good. This is a book that should be read for completeness and contrast.… (more)