Jack Simmons | |
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Born | Jack Simmons 30 August 1915 Isleworth, England |
Died | 3 September 2000 Wigston Magna, England | (aged 85)
Nationality | British |
Education | Rushmore School, Bedford; Westminster School |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Railway historian, editor, university administrator |
Known for | University of Leicester professor and pro-vice-chancellor |
Jack Simmons OBE (30 August 1915 – 3 September 2000) was an English transport historian and emeritus professor of history at University of Leicester, known as a specialist in railway history.[1]