Background
Hampson, Norman was born on April 8, 1922 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Jane (Fazackerley) Hampson.
Hampson, Norman was born on April 8, 1922 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Jane (Fazackerley) Hampson.
Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1955. Doctor of Letters, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1989.
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in French History, University of Manchester 1948-1967. Professor, of Modern History, University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1967-1974. Professor, of History, University of York 1974-1989.
D. de 1’University (Paris). Honorary D. Litt. (Edinburgh) 1989.
Served to lieutenant British Navy, 1941-1945. Fellow British Academy. Member Royal History Society.
Married Jacqueline Gardin, April 22, 1948. Children: Francoise Jane, Michele Elizabeth.