Austin Woolrych

Professor
Austin Herbert Woolrych
FBA FRSA
Professor Austin Herbert Woolrych FBA FRSA
Pro Vice-Chancellor; of the University of Lancaster
	In office; 1971–1975
Personal details
Born	18 May 1918; Marylebone, London, UK
Died	15 September 2004 (aged 86)
Spouse	Muriel Edith Rolfe (m. 1941; died 1991)
Academic background
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Pembroke College, Oxford (BA BLitt);
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Institutions	University of Leeds (1949–64); University of Lancaster (1964–83);
Main interests	English Civil War
Notable works	Britain in Revolution (2002)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Inns of Court Regiment; Royal Tank Regiment;
Battles / wars	El Alamein (1941)

Austin Herbert Woolrych FBA FRSA (18 May 1918 – 15 September 2004) was an English historian, a specialist in the period of the English Civil War.

Professor Austin Herbert Woolrych FBA FRSA

Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lancaster
In office 1971–1975

Personal details
Born	(1918-05-18)18 May 1918 Marylebone, London, UK
Died	15 September 2004(2004-09-15) (aged 86)
Spouse	Muriel Edith Rolfe (m. 1941; died 1991)


Academic background
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst Pembroke College, Oxford (BA BLitt)
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Institutions	University of Leeds (1949–64) University of Lancaster (1964–83)
Main interests	English Civil War
Notable works	Britain in Revolution (2002)



Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Captain
Unit	Inns of Court Regiment Royal Tank Regiment
Battles / wars	El Alamein (1941)