Lord Peter Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA
- Fellow type
- UK Emeritus Fellow
- Year elected
- 2003
- Subjects
- History, Politics
Summary
Peter Hennessy was a journalist for over 20 years and has written for The Times, The Financial Times and The Economist. He has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London, since 2001.
Current post
Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary University of London
Past appointments
Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Professor of Contemporary History
1994 - 1997
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