Martin Daunton

Martin Daunton
Born (1949-02-07) 7 February 1949 (age 75)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Claire Gobbi
(m. 1984)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineEconomic history
Institutions

Martin James Daunton DLitt LittD FRHistS FBA FLSW (born 14 February 1949) is a British academic and historian. He was Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, between 2004 and 2014.[1][2]

Daunton is the son of Ronald James Daunton and Dorothy née Bellett. He was educated at Barry Grammar School before going to the University of Nottingham where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. He studied further at the University of Kent (PhD, 1974) and received the degree of LittD from the University of Cambridge in 2005.

In 1984, he married Claire Gobbi.

Daunton is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[3]

  1. ^ "Interview with Professor Martin Daunton - Making History". History.ac.uk. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ Daunton, Martin. "Master Martin Daunton". Trinity Hall. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Martin Daunton". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2023.