About Richard T. Griffiths
Born 1948. Richard T. Griffiths is a Dutch historian, university teacher and political scientist.
Richard Thomas Griffiths (7 April 1948) is an English-Dutch historian who was professor of economic and social history at Leiden University.
Early life Griffiths was born on 7 April 1948 in Isleworth, United Kingdom. He studied economic history and Russian studies at University College, Swansea and graduated with first class honours in 1970. He was a postgraduate student at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1977 he received his PhD from the University of Cambridge with a thesis titled: "Industrial retardation in the Netherlands 1830-1850". He is currently director of the BA in International Studies, taught at the university’s campus in the Hague. He has been visiting professor at Leuven University (Belgium), Evora University (Portugal), Istanbul Bilgi University (Istanbul, Turkey) and Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand).
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British historian
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Richard T. Griffiths was born on 7 April 1948.
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Richard T. Griffiths is a historian, university teacher and political scientist.
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Richard T. Griffiths is Dutch.
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