John Darwin

John Gareth Darwin (born 29 June 1948 From 1984 to 2019, he was the Beit Lecturer in Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. He was a lecturer in history at the University of Reading between 1972 and 1984.

Early life and education Darwin was born on 29 June 1948 in Exeter, Devon, England. He was educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School, a mixed-sex state grammar school in Brockenhurst, Hampshire. He studied history at St John's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree. He later undertook postgraduate research at Nuffield College, Oxford, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1978 In November 2014, he was granted a Title of Distinction as Professor of Global and Imperial History. As of 2019, he is retired. His current research is into the role of the great port cities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Honours and awards In 2008, Darwin was awarded the Wolfson History Prize for his book After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire since 1405. In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the study of global history.

Publications Britain, Egypt, and the Middle East: Imperial Policy in the Aftermath of War, 1918–1922 (May 1981) The Empire of the Bretaignes, 1175–1688: The Foundations of a Colonial System of Government: Select Documents on the Constitutional History of The ... Volume I (Documents in Imperial History) (1985) Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World (Making of the 20th Century) (1988) The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate (Making Contemporary Britain) (1991) After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 (2008) The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 (2009) Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (2013) Unlocking the World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam, 1830–1930 (2020)

Personal life In 1973, Darwin married Caroline Atkinson. Together they have three daughters.