John Burrow

John Burrow was Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex before becoming Professor of European Thought at Oxford. His earlier books include "Evolution and Society: A" "Study in Victorian Social Theory"; "A Liberal Descent: Victorian Historians and the English Past, "which won the Wolfson Prize for History; "Gibbon; "and "The Crisis of Reason: European Thought, 1848-1914. "He is a Fellow of the British Academy; an Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford; and in 2008 will...See more

John Burrow was Professor of Intellectual History at the University of Sussex before becoming Professor of European Thought at Oxford. His earlier books include "Evolution and Society: A" "Study in Victorian Social Theory"; "A Liberal Descent: Victorian Historians and the English Past, "which won the Wolfson Prize for History; "Gibbon; "and "The Crisis of Reason: European Thought, 1848-1914. "He is a Fellow of the British Academy; an Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford; and in 2008 will be Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Williams College in Massachusetts. See less