Jack Simmons (historian)

Jack Simmons
Born
Jack Simmons

(1915-08-30)30 August 1915
Isleworth, England
Died3 September 2000(2000-09-03) (aged 85)
Wigston Magna, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRushmore School, Bedford;
Westminster School
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Occupation(s)Railway historian, editor, university administrator
Known forUniversity of Leicester professor and pro-vice-chancellor

Jack Simmons OBE (30 August 1915 – 3 September 2000) was an English transport historian and emeritus professor of history at University of Leicester, known as a specialist in railway history.[1]

  1. ^ Ford, Colin (13 September 2000). "Jack Simmons". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2012.