Michael Howard (historian)
Sir Michael Eliot Howard OM CH CBE MC FBA FRHistS (29 November 1922 – 30 November 2019) was an English military historian, formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War, Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford, Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University, and founder of the Department of War Studies, King's College London. In 1958, he co-founded the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Michael Howard | |
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| Born | Michael Eliot Howard 29 November 1922 London, England |
| Died | 30 November 2019 (aged 97) Swindon, England |
| Education | Christ Church, Oxford (MA) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
| Term | 1980–1989 |
| Predecessor | Hugh Trevor-Roper |
| Successor | John Elliott |
| Partner | Mark Anthony James (Civil Partnership: 2006–2019) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Service number | 253901 |
| Unit | Coldstream Guards |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
In 2013, Howard was described in the Financial Times as "Britain's greatest living historian". The Guardian described him as "Britain's foremost expert on conflict".
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