List of Fellows of the British Academy elected in the 1970s

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The British Academy consists of world-leading scholars and researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Each year, it elects fellows to its membership. The following were elected in the 1970s.

British Academy National academy of humanities and social sciences

The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spanning all disciplines across the humanities and social sciences and a funding body for research projects across the United Kingdom. The academy is a self-governing and independent registered charity, based at 10–11 Carlton House Terrace in London.

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1979

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1979: [1]

Sir Ian Brownlie was a British practising barrister, specialising in international law. After an education at Hertford College, Oxford, he was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1958 and was a tenant at Blackstone Chambers from 1983 until his death on 3 January 2010. He was a member of the Communist Party until the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeritus Professor.

Ronald Dworkin American legal philosopher

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1978

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1978: [2]

Patrick Selim Atiyah, was an English lawyer and academic. He was best known for his work as a common lawyer, particularly in the law of contract and for advocating reformation or abolition of the law of tort. He was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 1979.

Robert Browning, FBA was a Scottish Byzantinist and university professor.

Sir Albert Raymond Maillard Carr was an English historian specialising in the history of Spain, Latin America, and Sweden. From 1968 to 1987, he was Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford.

1977

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1977: [2]

1976

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1976: [3]

1975

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1975: [4]

1974

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1974: [5]

1973

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1973: [6]

1972

The following were elected fellows at the annual general meeting in 1972: [7]

1971

The following were elected to the fellowship at the Academy's annual general meeting in 1971: [8]

1970

The following were elected to the fellowship at the Academy's annual general meeting in 1970: [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Report of the Council 1978-1979: The Fellowship", Annual Report 1978-9 (British Academy, 1979).
  2. 1 2 Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 64 (1978), pp. 497-498
  3. ↑ Annual Report, 1975-6 (British Academy, 1976), appendix 1.
  4. ↑ Annual Report, 1974-5 (British Academy, 1975), p. 43
  5. ↑ Annual Report, 1973-4 (British Academy, 1974), appendix 1
  6. ↑ Annual Report, 1972-3 (British Academy, 1973), p. 37
  7. ↑ Annual Report, 1971-2 (British Academy, 1972), p. 23
  8. ↑ "Annual Report, 1970–71: Appendix III", Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 57 (1971), p. 21.
  9. ↑ "Annual Report, 1970–71: Appendix III", Proceedings of the British Academy, vol. 57 (1971), p. 21.
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