Norman Hampson

Background

Hampson, Norman was born on April 8, 1922 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. Son of Frank and Elizabeth Jane (Fazackerley) Hampson.

Education

Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Paris, 1955. Doctor of Letters, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1989.

Career

His service in the Navy from 1941 to 1945 included two years as liaison officer with the Free French Navy. From 1948 until 1967 he was on the staff of Manchester University. When his head of department urged him to drop the French Revolution and take up teaching of the Renaissance he decided to leave and moved to Newcastle.

In 1974 he was then persuaded by Gerald Aylmer to take up a position in York, where he became head of department in 1978.

He was elected as a fellow of the British Academy in 1980. He was also made the first president of the Society for the Study of French History in 1987.

He officially retired in 1989 but continued to teach at the university into his 70s. Throughout his career Hampson"s chief historical focus was upon the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.

In addition to his university teaching and books, Hampson also wrote book reviews and articles for publications such as the London Review of Books and The New York Review of Books.

Achievements

• Norman Hampson has been listed as a noteworthy Historian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant British Navy, 1941-1945. Fellow British Academy. Member Royal History Society.

Interests

• Avocation: gardening.

Connections

Married Jacqueline Gardin, April 22, 1948. Children: Francoise Jane, Michele Elizabeth.

Father:

Frank Hampson

Mother:

Elizabeth Jane (Fazackerley) Hampson

Spouse:

Jacqueline Gardin

child:

Michele Elizabeth Hampson

child:

Francoise Jane Hampson