Michael D. Biddiss

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Michael Denis Biddiss (born 1942) is emeritus professor of history at the University of Reading. He specialises in the history of the development of racist ideology, and the history of medicine.

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Early life

Michael Denis Biddiss was born in 1942. [1] He was educated at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath, and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he received a first in Part II of the historical tripos in 1964. [2]

Career

Biddiss was formerly a fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. He has been professor of history at the University of Reading since 1979 (emeritus since 2004), and was dean of letters and social sciences from 1982 to 1985. He was president of the Historical Association from 1991 to 1994. [3] He specialises in the history of the development of racist ideology.

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References

  1. Biddiss, Michael D. (Michael Denis) 1942-. World Cat. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. "Cambridge Tripos Results", The Times, 29 June 1964, p. 15.
  3. Staff Profile:Professor Michael Biddiss. University of Reading. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  4. Reviewed Work: Father of Racist Ideology: The Social and Political Thought of Count Gobineau. by Michael D. Biddiss Review by: George W. Stocking, Jr. American Journal of Sociology Vol. 77, No. 2 (Sep., 1971), pp. 349-351. Retrieved 6 December 2015.