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John Elliott Quotes

British historian (1930–2022)

(23 June 1930 – 10 March 2022) was a British historian and Hispanist who was Regius Professor Emeritus at the University of Oxford.

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Alternative Names: Sir John Huxtable Elliott • Sir John Elliott • John Huxtable Elliott • J.H.Elliott

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...I believe that one of the great contributions of British historians of the 20th century to history and the historical profession has been their willingness to look beyond the British Isles.

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...As there was a growing pressure to publish, and publish to a deadline – which I think is a disaster, and has been an intellectual disaster...

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...In Oxford there was and is an enormous commitment to individual teaching, or teaching in very small numbers, and a real interest in the intellectual development of undergraduates.

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