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'''Herbert Enoch Hallam''', [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities|FAHA]] (1923–1993) was an English-born historian who spent most of his academic career in Australia. He was professor of medieval history at the [[University of Western Australia]] between 1966 and 1988.
'''Herbert Enoch Hallam''', [[Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities|FAHA]] (1923–1993) was an English-born historian who spent most of his academic career in Australia. He was professor of medieval history at the [[University of Western Australia]] between 1966 and 1988.


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Born on 28 September 1923 at [[Pembridge]], Hallam was the son of a [[miner]] who died when he was five. He grew up in the midlands of England, where he attended [[Ashby de la Zouch Grammar School|Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School]] with support from a [[scholarship]]. After serving in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]], Hallam went up to [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], to read [[Middle Ages|medieval history]]. After graduating in 1950, he taught at [[Spalding Grammar School]] for five years and then spent six years as a teacher at [[Loughborough Training College]]. In the meantime, he completed a [[PhD]] at the [[University of Nottingham]],<ref name=":0">[[Geoffrey Bolton]], [http://www.humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAH-Obit-Hallam-1993.pdf "Herbert Enoch Hallam"], ''[[Australian Academy of the Humanities|Proceedings of the Australian Academy of the Humanities]]'', vol. 18 (1993), pp. 56–58.</ref> which was awarded in 1957 for his thesis "The Lincolnshire Fenland in the Early Middle Ages: A Social and Economic History";<ref>[https://nusearch.nottingham.ac.uk/permalink/f/lik26v/44NOTUK_ALMA2182911400005561 "The Lincolnshire fenland in the early middle ages : a social and economic history / H.E. Hallam"], University of Nottingham Library Catalogue. Retrieved 23 September 2020.</ref> this examined the reclamation of England's medieval Fens.<ref name=":0" /> He published his findings firstly as the pamphlet ''The New Lands of Elloe'' in 1954, and then as the book ''Settlement and Society: A Study of the Early Agrarian History of South Lincolnshire'' in 1965.<ref name=":0" />
Born on 28 September 1923 at [[Pembridge]], Hallam was the son of a [[miner]] who died when he was five. He grew up in the midlands of England, where he attended [[Ashby de la Zouch Grammar School|Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School]] with support from a [[scholarship]]. After serving in the [[Royal Air Force]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]], Hallam went up to [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], to read [[Middle Ages|medieval history]]. After graduating in 1950, he taught at [[Spalding Grammar School]] for five years and then spent six years as a teacher at [[Loughborough Training College]]. In the meantime, he completed a [[PhD]] at the [[University of Nottingham]],<ref name=":0">[[Geoffrey Bolton]], [http://www.humanities.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAH-Obit-Hallam-1993.pdf "Herbert Enoch Hallam"], ''[[Australian Academy of the Humanities|Proceedings of the Australian Academy of the Humanities]]'', vol. 18 (1993), pp. 56–58.</ref> which was awarded in 1957 for his thesis "The Lincolnshire Fenland in the Early Middle Ages: A Social and Economic History";<ref>[https://nusearch.nottingham.ac.uk/permalink/f/lik26v/44NOTUK_ALMA2182911400005561 "The Lincolnshire fenland in the early middle ages : a social and economic history / H.E. Hallam"], University of Nottingham Library Catalogue. Retrieved 23 September 2020.</ref> this examined the reclamation of England's medieval Fens.<ref name=":0" /> He published his findings firstly as the pamphlet ''The New Lands of Elloe'' in 1954, and then as the book ''Settlement and Society: A Study of the Early Agrarian History of South Lincolnshire'' in 1965.<ref name=":0" />


In 1961, Hallam was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Western Australia.<ref name=":0" /> Four years later, he was promoted to a readership and in 1966 became professor of medieval history.<ref name=":0" /> In 1972, he was elected a fellow of the [[Australian Academy of the Humanities]].<ref name=":0" /> He authored ''Rural England, 1066–1348'' in 1981 and edited the second volume, covering 1042 to 1350, of Cambridge University Press's ''[[The Agrarian History of England and Wales]]'' (1988).<ref name=":0" /> Hallam retired in 1988 and lived at York, Western Australia, with his wife, the archaeologist [[Sylvia Hallam]].<ref name=":0" /> He died on 8 July 1993.<ref name=":0" />
In 1961, Hallam was appointed to a [[Lecturer|lectureship]] at the [[University of Western Australia]].<ref name=":0" /> Four years later, he was promoted to a [[Reader (academic rank)|readership]] and in 1966 became [[professor]] of medieval history.<ref name=":0" /> In 1972, he was elected a fellow of the [[Australian Academy of the Humanities]].<ref name=":0" /> He authored ''Rural England, 1066–1348'' in 1981 and edited the second volume, covering 1042 to 1350, of Cambridge University Press's ''[[The Agrarian History of England and Wales]]'' (1988).<ref name=":0" /> Hallam retired in 1988 and lived at [[York, Western Australia]], with his wife, the archaeologist [[Sylvia Hallam]].<ref name=":0" /> He died on 8 July 1993.<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 06:30, 20 March 2023

Herbert Enoch Hallam, FAHA (1923–1993) was an English-born historian who spent most of his academic career in Australia. He was professor of medieval history at the University of Western Australia between 1966 and 1988.

Life

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Born on 28 September 1923 at Pembridge, Hallam was the son of a miner who died when he was five. He grew up in the midlands of England, where he attended Ashby-de-la-Zouch Grammar School with support from a scholarship. After serving in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Hallam went up to Jesus College, Cambridge, to read medieval history. After graduating in 1950, he taught at Spalding Grammar School for five years and then spent six years as a teacher at Loughborough Training College. In the meantime, he completed a PhD at the University of Nottingham,[1] which was awarded in 1957 for his thesis "The Lincolnshire Fenland in the Early Middle Ages: A Social and Economic History";[2] this examined the reclamation of England's medieval Fens.[1] He published his findings firstly as the pamphlet The New Lands of Elloe in 1954, and then as the book Settlement and Society: A Study of the Early Agrarian History of South Lincolnshire in 1965.[1]

In 1961, Hallam was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Western Australia.[1] Four years later, he was promoted to a readership and in 1966 became professor of medieval history.[1] In 1972, he was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[1] He authored Rural England, 1066–1348 in 1981 and edited the second volume, covering 1042 to 1350, of Cambridge University Press's The Agrarian History of England and Wales (1988).[1] Hallam retired in 1988 and lived at York, Western Australia, with his wife, the archaeologist Sylvia Hallam.[1] He died on 8 July 1993.[1]

Select bibliography

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  • The New Lands of Elloe: A Study of Early Reclamation in Lincolnshire, Department of English Local History Occasional Papers, no. 6 (Leicester: University College, Leicester, 1954).
  • Settlement and Society: A Study of the Early Agrarian History of South Lincolnshire, Cambridge Studies in Economic History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965).
  • Rural England, 1066–1348, Fontana History of England (Atlantic Highlands, N.J.: Humanities Press or Harvester Press, Sussex, 1981).
  • (editor) The Agrarian History of England and Wales, vol. 2 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Geoffrey Bolton, "Herbert Enoch Hallam", Proceedings of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, vol. 18 (1993), pp. 56–58.
  2. ^ "The Lincolnshire fenland in the early middle ages : a social and economic history / H.E. Hallam", University of Nottingham Library Catalogue. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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