Background
Mingay, Gordon Edmund was born on June 20, 1923 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. Son of William Edmund and Florence Mabel (Tuckwood) Mingay.
Mingay, Gordon Edmund was born on June 20, 1923 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. Son of William Edmund and Florence Mabel (Tuckwood) Mingay.
Bachelor with 1st class honors, University Nottingham, England, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nottingham, England, 1958.
Lecturer London School of Economics, 1957-1965. Reader University Kent, Canterbury, 1965-1968, professor agrarian history, 1968-1986, emeritus professor agrarian history, since 1987.
Served to lieutenant Commander Royal Navy, 1942-1947. Member British Agricultural History Society (president since 1986).
Married Mavis Tippen, May 1, 1948.