David Childs (academic)

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David Childs FRSA
David Childs at a meeting with Lord Triesmann
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-25) 25 September 1933 (age 91) Bolton, Lancashire, England
Spouse	Monire Pishdar
Children	2
Residence	Nottingham
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Profession	Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Nottingham
Website	davidchilds.co.uk

David Haslam Childs FRSA (born September 1933) is a British academic and political historian, who is Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Nottingham. His research chiefly concerns the modern German state and the field of German studies, and helping the public develop a greater knowledge of the history and politics of the former East and West Germany.