George Barnsby

George Barnsby
MA, PhD
Born George J. Barnsby
c. January 1919
Battersea, Surrey, England
Died 11 April 2010
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Teacher, scholar, historian and author
Known for
  • Secretary of the Wolverhampton branch of the Communist party
  • Member of the Midlands district committee and secretariat of the Communist party
  • Founder member of Wolverhampton Community Relations Council
Spouse(s) Esme T. L. Collins
Parent(s) George Barnsby and Eleanor J. "Clara" Hale

George J. Barnsby (c.  January 1919–11 April 2010) was an English author and Socialist scholar.

Biography

He was born and grew up in Battersea, Surrey. Following military service in India and Burma he studied at the London School of Economics where he obtained an economics degree enabling him to become a teacher. His interest in socialism dated back to his pre-war experiences and his convictions were strengthened by his military service.

In the late 1970s he took time off from teaching to study at University of Birmingham, producing two books, The Working Class Movement in the Black Country 1750–1867 (1977) and Social Conditions in the Black Country 1800–1900 (1980), which earned him an MA and a PhD.

He retired early due to heart problems and then wrote extensively on the history of Chartism, education, housing, the ideas of the Welsh social reformer Robert Owen, and the 1926 general strike in the Black Country. He also produced a major work in 1998, Socialism in Birmingham and the Black Country 1850–1939.[1][2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Newens, Stan (19 May 2010). "George Barnsby obituary". www.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Stevenson, Graham. "George Barnsby – Biography". www.grahamstevenson.me.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2013.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.