Joan Thirsk#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 229 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Joan Thirsk passed away October 3, 2013.
Positions Held
- 1965 - 1983 Reader in economic history at Oxford University
- 1951 - 1965 Senior research fellow at the University of Leicester
- Assistant lecturer in sociology at the London School of Economics
Fields of Scholarship
- Social history
- British economy
- History of agriculture
Honours and Awards
- 1974 Fellow of the British Academy
- 1993 Commander of the British Empire
