Background
Habakkuk, John Hrothgar was born on May 13, 1915 in Barry, Wales. Son of Evan Guest and Anne (Bowen) Habakkuk.
Habakkuk, John Hrothgar was born on May 13, 1915 in Barry, Wales. Son of Evan Guest and Anne (Bowen) Habakkuk.
Master of Arts, Saint John"s College, Cambridge University, 1940.
Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge University, 1938-1950, university lecturer Faculty Economics and Politics, 1946-1950. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1954-1955, University of California, Berkeley, 1962-1963. Professor economics history, fellow All Souls College, University of Oxford, 1950-1967, 88.
Principal Jesus College, 1968-1984, vice chancellor university, 1973-1977.
President University College, Swansea, 1975-1984. Trustee Rhodes Scholarships, 1977-1986.
Member Advisory Council Public Records, 1958-1970, Social Science Research Council, 1967-1971, Royal History Manuscripts Commission, 1977-1985. Chairman Oxfordshire Health Authority, 1982-1984.
Created knight bachelor, 1976.
Honorary fellow Pembroke and Saint John"s colleges, Cambridge University, Jesus College, Oxford, University College Swansea, 1991.
Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge University, 1938-1950, university lecturer Faculty Economics and Politics, 1946-1950. Member Advisory Council Public Records, 1958-1970, Social Science Research Council, 1967-1971, Royal History Manuscripts Commission, 1977-1985. Chairman Oxfordshire Health.
Fellow British Academy.
Member Royal History Society (president 1977-1980).
Married Mary Elizabeth Richards, August 8, 1948. Children: David, Alison, Kate, Lucy.