Alan Milward
Alan Milward | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alan Steele Milward 19 January 1935 |
| Died | 28 September 2010 (aged 75) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Spouse | Frances Lynch |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College London London School of Economics |
| Doctoral advisor | William Norton Medlicott |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | School of Oriental and African Studies University of Edinburgh University of East Anglia Stanford University University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology European University Institute London School of Economics |
| Doctoral students | Catherine Schenk |
Alan Steele Milward FBA (19 January 1935 – 28 September 2010) was a British economic historian specialising in Western Europe and the United Kingdom in the 20th century.
One of the most influential historians of the second half of the twentieth century, Milward's work was well known in Britain, across Europe and beyond. He derived that reputation not from the writing of popular histories or media appearances but from his abilities as a linguist, economic historian, archival researcher, historical narrator and political scientist. He made an essential contribution to the understanding of modern European history and integration: the elements that went to shape contemporary Europe.
Although he is usually seen as an economic historian, Milward also worked in many other fields, including economic theory and policy, political history, and contemporary economic and political studies. He was a very rigorous modern political economist.