About David Reeder
Lived 1931 – 2005 (aged 73–74). David Reeder was a British historian.
David A Reeder (5 May 1931 – 1 August 2005) was an English historian who specialised in urban history and the history of education. He was associated with the University of Leicester for more than 50 years, and co-founded the Urban History Group.
Reeder was born in Kingston upon Hull, the son of a railway fireman, and evacuated to Rawcliffe and then York during World War II.
Reeder was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School and won a scholarship to the University of Durham, where he served as Editor of Palatinate.
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British historian
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David Reeder was born in 1931.
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David Reeder died on 1 August 2005.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). David Reeder. https://biography.guide/david-reeder/
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