Charles Webster (historian)
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Sir Charles Kingsley Webster KCMG FBA (25 July 1886 – August 1961) was a British diplomat and historian. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby and King's College, Cambridge. After leaving Cambridge University, he went on to become a professor at Harvard, Oxford, and the London School of Economics (LSE). He also served as President of the British Academy from 1950 to 1954.
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Charles Webster | |
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Born | 25 July 1886 |
Died | August 1961 |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge |
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In addition to his career in academia, Webster worked extensively in the Foreign Office, especially in the United States, and was a leading supporter of the new United Nations, as he had been of the League of Nations.