David Washbrook

David Washbrook
Born(1948-04-25)25 April 1948
Died24 January 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 72)
OccupationHistorian
Known forSocio-political and economic study of South India between 18th and 20th centuries
Notable work
  • South India: Political Institutions and Political Change
  • The Emergence of Provincial Politics: The Madras Presidency
  • Colonial India: A Social History

David Anthony Washbrook (25 April 1948 – 24 January 2021) was a British historian and author who studied modern India with a specific focus on the socio-political and economic conditions of South India between the 18th and 20th centuries.[1][2] He was the director of the Centre for Indian Studies and a member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford and later a research professor and fellow of South Asian history at Trinity College, Cambridge.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Menon, Parvathi (21 April 2015). "Historian Christopher Bayly dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "History with a Political Edge" (PDF). The Hindu Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ "History should be a ground of contestation: David Washbrook". The Hindu. 16 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ^ "David Washbrook". www.orinst.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.