John D Hargreaves

John Desmond Hargreaves was the Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen. He is noted for his work on the history of Africa; its colonisation and de-colonistation. His career at Aberdeen began in 1954 when he was appointed as a lecturer in History, in 1962 he was given his chair, he went part-time in 1982 and retired in 1985.

Contents

• Selected publications
• Festschrift
• References

A festschirft was produced in his honour.

He died on 14 February 2015 at the age of 91.