Background
Dunn, John Montfort was born on September 9, 1940 in Fulmer, England. Son of Henry George Montfort and Catherine Mary (Kinloch) Dunn.
Dunn, John Montfort was born on September 9, 1940 in Fulmer, England. Son of Henry George Montfort and Catherine Mary (Kinloch) Dunn.
Winchester College, Millfield School, King"s College Cambridge and Harvard University.
He read history at King"s College, Cambridge and was briefly (1965–1966) a fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He was also Harkness Fellow at Harvard University, and since 1966 of King"s College, Cambridge. A lecturer in political science at Cambridge University 1972-1977, Dunn became reader in politics 1977-1987, and has been professor of political theory since 1987.
Dunn has been married four times: to Susan Deborah, née Fyvel (1965.
Divorced 1971); Judy, née Pace (1973. Divorced 1987); Ruth Scurr (1997.
Divorced 2013). And Anastasia Piliavsky (since 2014).
The Political Thought of John Locke 1969, Modem Revolutions 1972, Dependence and Opportunity (with A.F. Robertson) 1973, Western Political Theory' in the Face of the Future 1979, Political Obligation in its Historical Context 1980, Locke 1984, The Politics of Socialism 1984, Rethinking Modern Political Theory 1985, The Economic Limits to Modem Politics (editor) 1990, Interpreting Political Responsibility 1990.
Fellow British Academy London. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Judith Frances Bernal (divorced). Married Ruth Ginette Scurr, April 2, 1997.