Christopher Duggan

Christopher Duggan
Duggan at an award ceremony in 2013
Born
Christopher John Hesketh Duggan

(1957-11-04)4 November 1957
Petts Wood, Kent, England
Died2 November 2015(2015-11-02) (aged 57)
Twickenham, London, England
TitleProfessor of Modern Italian History
SpouseJennifer Mundy
ChildrenTwo
Academic background
EducationDulwich College
Westminster School
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
ThesisFascism's campaign against the mafia (1985)
Doctoral advisorDenis Mack Smith
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsWolfson College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
University of Reading

Christopher John Hesketh Duggan (4 November 1957 – 2 November 2015) was a British historian and academic. He specialised in the political, social and cultural history of modern Italy. He began his career as a research fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and then at All Souls College, Oxford. In 1987, he moved to the University of Reading where he remained until his death. He was Professor of Modern Italian History from 2002.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Staff Profile: Professor Christopher Duggan". University of Reading. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ Fort, Linda (6 November 2015). "University of Reading announces death of Italian history expert". getreading.