David Brading

David Brading
FBA FRHistS
Brading in 2009
Born
David Anthony Brading

26 August 1936
London, England
Died20 April 2024(2024-04-20) (aged 87)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian, writer
Spouse
Celia Wu Brading
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(m. 1966)​
ChildrenChristopher James Brading
AwardsBolton Prize (1972)
Order of the Aztec Eagle (2002)
Academic background
EducationPembroke College, Cambridge (BA, MA)
Yale University
University College London (PhD)
Doctoral advisorJohn Lynch
Influences
Academic work
InstitutionsCambridge University
Yale University
University of California, Berkeley
Notable studentsFernando Cervantes
Eric Van Young
Notable worksMiners and Merchants in Bourbon Mexico (1971)
The First America (1991)
Mexican Phoenix: Our Lady of Guadalupe (2001)

David Anthony Brading FRHistS, FBA[1][2][3][4][5][6] (26 August 1936 – 20 April 2024) was a British historian and Professor Emeritus[7][8] of Mexican History at the University of Cambridge, where was an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall and an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College. His work has been recognized with multiple awards including the Bolton Prize in 1972,[9] the Order of the Aztec Eagle, and the Medalla 1808—both of which were awarded by the Mexican government[2][10][11][12]—and the Medal of Congress from the Peruvian government in 2011.[2][13]

He is regarded as one of the foremost historians of Latin America in the United Kingdom,[14][15][16] and was the most widely cited British Latin Americanist.[17][18]

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  3. ^ British Academy (2016). "BRADING, David Emeritus Professor of Mexican History, University of Cambridge". London: The British Academy. Retrieved 16 May 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Vries, C. de (22 April 2024). "Professor David A. Brading (1936-2024)". www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Murió David Brading, estudioso de la historia de México". www.reforma.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ Cambridge University (2016). "BRADING, David Emeritus Professor of Mexican History, University of Cambridge". Cambridge: Cambridge University. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ Cambridge University (2016). "Cambridge University Reporter Special No 5 Tuesday 15 December 2015 Vol cxlvi". Cambridge: Cambridge University. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ Vries, C. de (22 April 2024). "Professor David A. Brading (1936-2024)". www.latin-american.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Bolton-Johnson Prize". Conference on Latin American History. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ JUAN MANUEL, VENEGAS (12 November 2002). "El Aguila Azteca para Brading" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. Retrieved 18 May 2016. el presidente Fox distinguiera al profesor David Brading con el Aguila Azteca.
  11. ^ Ruiz, José Luis (13 November 2002). "Inauguran muestra prehispánica". El Universal. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  12. ^ "David Brading". Clare Hall. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ^ "CONGRESO CONDECORÓ A HISTORIADOR BRADING". Congreso de la República Peru (in Spanish). Congreso de la República Peru. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  14. ^ Deans-Smith, Susan; Young, Eric Van (2007). Mexican soundings : Essays in honour of David A. Brading. London: Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of London. ISBN 978-1900039734. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ^ Moya, Jose C (2010). The Oxford Handbook of Latin American History. Oxford University Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780195166200.
  16. ^ "by world renowned historian, Professor David Brading FBA". British Academy. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference DAB22 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Craske, Nikki; Lehmann, David (April 2002). "Fifty Years of Research in Latin American Studies in the UK". European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (72). Celda: 61–80. JSTOR 25675968.