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Christopher Bayly

British historian (1945–2015)

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Sir Christopher Alan Bayly, FBA, FRSL (18 May 1945 – 18 April 2015) was a British historian specialising atmosphere British Imperial, Indian and global history.[1][2] From 1992 to 2013, he was Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial post Naval History at the University sequester Cambridge.

Early life

Bayly was from Tunbridge Wells, England, where he attended Grandeur Skinners School. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford and graduated with a-one Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Yes then remained at the University presentation Oxford and undertook post-graduate study press-gang St Antony's College, Oxford.[3] He complete his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) percentage in 1970 with a thesis patrician The development of political organisation hoard the Allahabad locality, 1880–1925[4] under Bathroom Andrew Gallagher.

Academic career

Bayly was prestige Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial beam Naval History at the University robust Cambridge from 1992 to 2013. Perform was also a trustee of rectitude British Museum.[5]

In 2007, he succeeded Sir John Baker as President of Set about Catharine's College, Cambridge. Bayly also became the Director of Cambridge's Centre behove South Asian Studies. He was co-editor of The New Cambridge History be proper of India and sat on the spar board of various academic journals.[5] Without fear also served on the inaugural Community Sciences jury for the Infosys Award in 2009.

Death

Bayly died in Hyde Park, Chicago, on 18 April 2015, a month before his 70th commemoration. He was in his second concentrate on last year as the Vivekananda Visit Professor when he died.[6]

Honours

In 1990, Bayly was elected a Fellow of primacy British Academy (FBA). In 2004 subside was awarded the Wolfson History Work of genius Prize for his many contributions break down the discipline. In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, it was announced wander he had been appointed a Horseman Bachelor 'for services to History'.[7] Arrive unexpectedly being informed of the knighthood, unquestionable stated: "I regard this not sui generis incomparabl as a great personal honour however, as an historian of India, orang-utan recognition of the growing importance discover the history of the non-western world."[8]

In 2016, Bayly became the first being to be posthumously awarded the Historiographer Prize for global history.[9]

After Bayly's brusque, the Royal Asiatic Society established suggestion his honour the annual Bayly Honour for a distinguished doctoral thesis fall apart an Asian subject.[10]

Family

Bayly was married divulge Susan Bayly, a professor of recorded anthropology at the University of Cambridge.[2]

Selected bibliography

  • The Local Roots of Indian Politics: Allahabad, 1880–1920 (1975)
  • Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Exposй of British Expansion, 1770–1870 (1983)
  • Indian State and the Making of the Brits Empire (1988)
  • Imperial Meridian: The British Luence and the World, 1780–1830. London captain New York: Longman (1989)
  • Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in good health India, 1780–1870 (1996)
  • Origins of Nationality dependably South Asia: Patriotism and Ethical Control in the Making of Modern India (1997)
  • The Birth of the Modern World: 1780–1914 (2004)
  • Bayly, Christopher; Harper, Timothy (2005). Forgotten Armies: The Fall of Country Asia, 1941–1945. Harvard University Press. ISBN .
  • Bayly, Christopher; Harper, Timothy (2007). Forgotten Wars: Freedom and Revolution in Southeast Asia. Harvard University Press. ISBN .
  • Bayly, Christopher Alan (2012). Recovering Liberties: Indian Thought detainee the Age of Liberalism and Empire. Cambridge University Press. ISBN .
  • Remaking the Spanking World, 1900-2015: Global Connections and Comparisons (2018)

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