Dr Lawrence Goldman, tutorial fellow in modern history at St
Peter's College, Oxford, became editor of the Oxford DNB on 1
October 2004. He combines his editorship with continuing teaching
and research in his college and university roles. Born in London,
Lawrence read history at Jesus College, Cambridge, and then went to
Yale University. His first teaching position was in Oxford's
department for continuing education.
Dr Goldman is primarily a historian of modern Britain, but he has
also published on American and transatlantic history. In addition
to articles and essays in journals and collections, he is the
author of Dons and Workers: Oxford and Adult Education since 1850
(OUP, 1995) and Science, Reform, and Politics in Victorian Britain:
the Social Science Association, 1857-1886 (CUP, 2002). He is also
co-editor of a volume of essays in memory of Colin Matthew, first
editor of the Oxford DNB, entitled The Political Culture of
Victorian Britain. He is married and has three children.
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