Donald Norman Winch, (15 April 1935 – 12 June 2017) was a British economist and academic. He was

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of the History of Economics at the

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from 1969 to 2000, and its Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Social Studies) from 1986 to 1989.'WINCH, Prof. Donald Norman',

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Early life and education

Winch was born on 15 April 1935 to Sidney and Iris Winch. He was educated at

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, an all-boys

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in London. Having received state scholarship, he studied economics at the

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, and graduated with a

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(BSc) degree in 1956. He received a scholarship to pursue graduate studies at

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, where he received a

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in 1960 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The

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: a study in the development of the attitude of the English classical school to Empire."

Academic career

After teaching at the

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(1959 to 1960), and at the

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(1960 to 1963), Winch joined the

. He was a

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in economics from 1963 to 1966,

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in Economics from 1966 to 1969, and Professor of the

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from 1969 to 2000. He also served as

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of the School of Social Sciences from 1968 to 1974, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Arts and Social Studies) from 1986 to 1989. He retired from full-time academia in 2000, and was appointed

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Later life

Winch died on 12 June 2017, aged 82.

Honours

In 1986, Winch was elected a

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(FBA). He was also an elected

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(FRHistS).

Selected works

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References

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