R. B. McCallum
Encyclopedia
R. B. McCallum was a British
historian
. He was a fellow (and later Master) of Pembroke College,Oxford, where he taught Modern History
and Politics
. and was member of Tolkien
's Inklings.
McCallum was also the creator of the term psephology
(statistical analysis of elections).
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. He was a fellow (and later Master) of Pembroke College,Oxford, where he taught Modern History
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
and Politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
. and was member of Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
's Inklings.
McCallum was also the creator of the term psephology
Psephology
Psephology is that branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections. Psephology uses historical precinct voting data, public opinion polls, campaign finance information and similar statistical data. The term was coined in the United Kingdom in 1952 by...
(statistical analysis of elections).
Books
- Asquith (biography, 1936). Great Lives Series.
- England and France, 1939-1943 (1944).
- Public Opinion and the Last Peace(1944).
- The British General Election of 1945 (1947). With Alison Readman.
- The Liberal Party from Earl Grey to Asquith (1963). Men and Ideas Series.
External links
- Inklings in The Mythopoeic Society. Accessed February 12, 2008.