David Brading
David Brading | |
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Brading in 2009 | |
| Born | David Anthony Brading 26 August 1936 London, England |
| Died | 20 April 2024 (aged 87) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, writer |
| Spouse |
Celia Wu Brading (m. 1966) |
| Children | Christopher James Brading |
| Awards | Bolton Prize (1972) Order of the Aztec Eagle (2002) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA, MA) Yale University University College London (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Lynch |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Yale University University of California, Berkeley |
| Notable students | Fernando Cervantes Eric Van Young |
| Notable works | Miners and Merchants in Bourbon Mexico (1971) The First America (1991) Mexican Phoenix: Our Lady of Guadalupe (2001) |
David Anthony Brading FRHistS, FBA (26 August 1936 – 20 April 2024) was a British historian and Professor Emeritus of Mexican History at the University of Cambridge, where was an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall and an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Bolton Prize in 1972, the Order of the Aztec Eagle, and the Medalla 1808—both of which were awarded by the Mexican government—and the Medal of Congress from the Peruvian government in 2011.
He is regarded as one of the foremost historians of Latin America in the United Kingdom, and was the most widely cited British Latin Americanist.