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←Created page with ''''John Patrick Tuer Bury''' (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.<ref name="Times">'Dr J. P. T. Bury', ''The Times'' (13 November 1987), p. 18.</ref><ref name="Cambridge">'[https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/8897 Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)]', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.</ref> He was born in Trumpington to Robert Gregg Bury and educated at Marlborough...'
 
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'''John Patrick Tuer Bury''' (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.<ref name="Times">'Dr J. P. T. Bury', ''The Times'' (13 November 1987), p. 18.</ref><ref name="Cambridge">'[https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/8897 Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)]', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.</ref>
'''John Patrick Tuer Bury''' (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.<ref name="Times">'Dr J. P. T. Bury', ''The Times'' (13 November 1987), p. 18.</ref><ref name="Cambridge">'[https://archivesearch.lib.cam.ac.uk/agents/people/8897 Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)]', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.</ref>


He was born in [[Trumpington]] to [[Robert Gregg Bury]] and educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], where he studied history.<ref name="Times" /> He was elected to a Fellowship of the College in 1933, an office he held until 1987.<ref name="Cambridge" /> He was appointed successively Director of Studies in History, Dean of College, Librarian, Steward of Estates and Warden of [[Leckhampton, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Leckhampton House]].<ref name="Times" />
He was born in [[Trumpington]] to [[Robert Gregg Bury]] and educated at [[Marlborough College]] and [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], where he studied history.<ref name="Times" /> He was elected to a Fellowship of the college in 1933, an office he held until 1987.<ref name="Cambridge" /> He was appointed successively Director of Studies in History, Dean of college, Librarian, Steward of Estates and Warden of [[Leckhampton, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Leckhampton House]].<ref name="Times" />


During the [[World War II|Second World War]] he worked for the [[Ministry of Supply]] and the Research Department of the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign Office]].<ref name="Times" /><ref name="Cambridge" />
During the [[World War II|Second World War]] he worked for the [[Ministry of Supply]] and the Research Department of the [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office|Foreign Office]].<ref name="Times" /><ref name="Cambridge" />
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*''Gambetta and the Making of the Third Republic'' (London: Longman, 1973).
*''Gambetta and the Making of the Third Republic'' (London: Longman, 1973).
*''Gambetta's Final Years: 'The Era of Difficulties', 1877–1882'' (London: Longman, 1982).
*''Gambetta's Final Years: 'The Era of Difficulties', 1877–1882'' (London: Longman, 1982).
*''Thiers, 1797–1877: A Political Life'' (London: Allen & Unwin, 1986).
*''Thiers, 1797–1877: A Political Life'', co-authored with [[Robert Tombs]] (London: Allen & Unwin, 1986).


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Latest revision as of 16:10, 3 August 2024

John Patrick Tuer Bury
Born(1908-07-30)30 July 1908
Trumpington, England
Died10 November 1987(1987-11-10) (aged 79)
Cambridge, England[1]
ParentRobert Gregg Bury (father)[1]
RelativesJ. B. Bury (uncle)
Academic background
EducationCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Academic work
InstitutionsCorpus Christi College, Cambridge
Main interestsFrench history

John Patrick Tuer Bury (30 July 1908 – 10 November 1987) was a British historian of modern France.[2][3]

He was born in Trumpington to Robert Gregg Bury and educated at Marlborough College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he studied history.[2] He was elected to a Fellowship of the college in 1933, an office he held until 1987.[3] He was appointed successively Director of Studies in History, Dean of college, Librarian, Steward of Estates and Warden of Leckhampton House.[2]

During the Second World War he worked for the Ministry of Supply and the Research Department of the Foreign Office.[2][3]

Bury's historical work focused on the French Third Republic and he produced a three volume biography of the nineteenth century French statesman Léon Gambetta. He was also editor of the tenth volume of The New Cambridge Modern History and The Historical Journal. He was joint editor of ten volumes of Documents on British Foreign Policy 1919–1939.[2][3]

Works

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  • Gambetta and the National Defence: A Republican Dictatorship in France (London: Longmans, Green and Company, 1936).
  • France 1814–1940 (London: Methuen & Co., 1949; 2nd ed. 1950; 3rd ed. 1954; 4th ed. 1969; 5th ed. 1985).
  • Napoleon III and the Second Empire (English Universities Press, 1964).
  • Gambetta and the Making of the Third Republic (London: Longman, 1973).
  • Gambetta's Final Years: 'The Era of Difficulties', 1877–1882 (London: Longman, 1982).
  • Thiers, 1797–1877: A Political Life, co-authored with Robert Tombs (London: Allen & Unwin, 1986).

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Mary E Russell-Jones - John Patrick Tuer Bury". slatters.org.uk. 9 Jan 2022. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e 'Dr J. P. T. Bury', The Times (13 November 1987), p. 18.
  3. ^ a b c d 'Bury, John Patrick Tuer, 1908-1987 (historian)', University of Cambridge. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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