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Godfrey LeMay

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Godfrey Hugh Lancelot Le May (1920–2012) was a tutor and Emeritus Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford, and a former Dean of History at Worcester College.[1] His focus area was modern British history.

Born on 7 September 1920 in South Africa, Le May's family travelled from England to South Africa during the Boer Wars, in which his grandfather was an officer.

LeMay served as a speech writer for Winston Churchill. He was a political advisor to Nelson Mandela. LeMay's most famous student was Benazir Bhutto.[citation needed]

He was living in Oxford with his wife when he died on 5 December 2012 at the age of 93. LeMay was teaching up until his death, holding tutorial sessions in his in-home office.

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