Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH FBA (/ˈtɔɪnbi/; 14 April 1889 – 22 October 1975) was an English historian, a philosopher of history, an author of numerous books and a research professor of international history at the London School of Economics and King's College London. From 1918 to 1950, Toynbee was considered a leading specialist on international affairs; from 1929 to 1956 he was the Director of Studies at Chatham House, in which position he also produced 34 volumes of the Survey of International Affairs, a "bible" for international specialists in Britain.

This article is about the universal historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee. For his uncle, the economic historian, see Arnold Toynbee (historian, born 1852).

Arnold J. Toynbee

CH FBA
Born
Arnold Joseph Toynbee

(1889-04-14)14 April 1889
London, England
Died22 October 1975(1975-10-22) (aged 86)
York, England
Spouses
  • Rosalind Murray
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    (m. 1913; div. 1946)​
  • Veronica M. Boulter
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    (m. 1946)​
Children
  • Antony Toynbee
  • Philip Toynbee
  • Lawrence Toynbee
RelativesArnold Toynbee (uncle)
Jocelyn Toynbee (sister)
Academic background
EducationBalliol College, Oxford
Influences
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Institutions
Main interestsUniversal history
Notable worksA Study of History
Influenced

He is best known for his 12-volume A Study of History (1934–1961). With his prodigious output of papers, articles, speeches and presentations, and numerous books translated into many languages, Toynbee was a widely read and discussed scholar in the 1940s and 1950s.

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