Robin Humphreys
Robin Humphreys | |
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| Born | Robert Arthur Humphreys 6 June 1907 |
| Died | 2 May 1999 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Order of Rio Branco (1972) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Latin American history |
| Institutions | University College, London |
Robert Arthur Humphreys OBE (1907–1999), known as Robin Humphreys, was a British historian, the first professor of Latin American studies in the United Kingdom, and the founder of the Institute of Latin American Studies at University College London. His books cover the emancipation of South America, British diplomacy in Central America, and the evolution of modern Latin America.