John S. Conway (historian)

John S. Conway
Born(1929-12-31)December 31, 1929
DiedJune 23, 2017(2017-06-23) (aged 87)
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipCanadian
EducationMA (Cantab) and PhD, history, St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Professor of History, University of British Columbia
Known forHolocaust research
Notable workThe Nazi Persecution of the Churches 1933–1945 (1968)
SpouseAnn Conway
ChildrenThree
Relatives

John Seymour Conway (December 31, 1929 – June 23, 2017) was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of British Columbia, where he taught for almost 40 years.[1] His work focused on the role of the Vatican and German churches during the Holocaust; on 20th-century ChristianJewish relations; and on the Holocaust in Hungary and Slovakia.

Author of the landmark study The Nazi Persecution of the Churches 1933–1945 (1968), Conway was one of the founding contributors, in 1970, to the Scholars' Conference on the Church Struggles and the Holocaust.[2] He was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.[3]

  1. ^ "Remembering Dr. John Conway". Regent College, June 26, 2017.
  2. ^ For the Scholars' Conference, see Littell, Franklin H. (July 1980). "Fundamentals in Holocaust Studies". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 450: (213–217), 214. doi:10.1177/000271628045000118. JSTOR 1042570. S2CID 145568914.
  3. ^ "John Seymour Conway, obituary". The Province. 26 June 2017.