Frederick Bernard Singleton
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Frederick Bernard Singleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1926 |
| Died | January 1988 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
| Occupation(s) | historian, author |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Bradford University |
Frederick Bernard Singleton (1926 – 1988) was a British historian, academic and author.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Hull in 1926 and educated at Hull Grammar School.[1]
He was married and had four children.[1]
He died in January 1988 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Education
[edit]He studied Geography at Leeds University from 1947 to 1952 and received a B.A (Hons), Dip. Ed and M.A., with a thesis entitled “Kalevala and the Historical Geography of Finland”.[1]
Career
[edit]Academics
[edit]His teaching career began at Carlton Grammar School in Bradford with the subjects of history and geography in 1953-1955.[1]
In 1963, he became a lecturer in geography at Bradford University and rose to a Readership in Yugoslav Studies in 1977. He was the Chairman of the School until his retirement in 1980, and kept a close contact with it as an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow.[2]
Politics
[edit]He was active in student politics, becoming Vice-President of the Leeds University Students' Union and also the Vice-President of the National Union of Students from 1951 to 1953. He served as a member of the Labour Party's East-West Committee.[3]
Military
[edit]His military service occurred during 1944-1947 with the Royal Navy and included a period on the cruiser HMS Aurora.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]He is the author of a number of notable books:[4][5]
- A short history of Finland
- Background to Eastern Europe
- Economy of Finland in the twentieth century
- Twentieth-century Yugoslavia
- Industrial Revolution in Yorkshire
- Environmental problems in the Soviet Union & Eastern Europe
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Fred Singleton Archive
- ^ Obituaries
- ^ a b The Archive of Fred Singleton
- ^ "Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Frederick Bernard Singleton | Open Library". openlibrary.org. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Fred Singleton Archive - Special Collections - University of Bradford". www.bradford.ac.uk. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- "The Archive of Fred Singleton - Archives Hub". Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
- Stockdale, Ziz; Young, Antonia (1988). "View of Obituaries: Michael Sozan and Fred Singleton". Anthropology of East Europe Review. 7 (1 & 2): 4–6. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
