Christopher Hill
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British historian (1912–2003)
Key facts
- Born
- John Edward Christopher Hill , ( 1912-02-06 ) 6 February 1912, York , Yorkshire , England
- Died
- 23 February 2003 (2003-02-23) (aged 91), Chipping Norton , Oxfordshire , England
- Spouse s
- Inez Waugh ( née Bartlett) , Bridget Irene Mason ( née Sutton)
- Children
- Four
- Education
- Balliol College, Oxford
- Discipline
- Historian
- Sub discipline
- 17th-century English history
- Institutions
- All Souls College, Oxford , University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire , Balliol College, Oxford , Open University
- Notable students
- Brian Manning , Partha Sarathi Gupta
- Influenced
- Ervand Abrahamian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christopher
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- York
- Place of death
- Oxfordshire
- Occupation
- historian
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- St Peter's School
- Employer
- The Open University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- history
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
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- member of
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1912-02-06
- date of death
- 2003-02-23
- name in native language
- Christopher Hill
- cause of death
- disease
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
John Edward Christopher Hill (6 February 1912 – 23 February 2003) was an English Marxist historian and academic, specialising in 17th-century English history. From 1965 to 1978 he was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.
Early life and education
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