Ragnhild Hatton
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Ragnhild Marie Hatton,Ragnhild Marie Hatton, (born in Bergen, Norway on 10 January 1913 - died in London
on 16 May 1995, was professor of International History at the London School of Economics
. As the author of her obituary declared, she was "for a generation Britain's leading historian of 17th- and 18th century Europe...."
, where she received her candidata magisterii (Cand. Mag.) degree in 1936. On 24 June 1936, she married Harry Hatton (died 1989), an English businessman, who had served in the Royal Navy as well as in merchant ships and later became a mathematics teacher. The couple had had two sons.
Moving to London on her marriage, she matriculated as a part-time student at University College, London, where she continued to work on the doctoral thesis that she had begun in Norway. Working with G. J. Renier and Mark A. Thomson, she completed her Ph.D. degree in 1947 with her thesis on "Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, 1714-1721."
, 1978-1981.
She served on the London Honours Board of Examiners in History, 1964–68, and was an external examiner in history for the University of Nottingham
, 1965–69, the University of Edinburgh
, 1965–70, Queens University, Belfast, 1972–73, and the University of Warwick
, 1975-77. She served as a member of Council of the Royal Historical Society
, 1979-1983.
Major Contributions
In addition to being a contributor to The New Cambridge Modern History, volumes VI and VII, and to journals, including European Studies Review, Journal of Modern History, and XVII Siecle, she contributed to the following works:
London
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on 16 May 1995, was professor of International History at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. As the author of her obituary declared, she was "for a generation Britain's leading historian of 17th- and 18th century Europe...."
Early life and education
The daughter of Gustav Ingolf Hanssen and Marie Rikheim Hanssen, Ragnhild Hanssen was educated in a private school for girls in Bergen, Norway and then in the Bergen Cathedral School. She entered the University of OsloUniversity of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
, where she received her candidata magisterii (Cand. Mag.) degree in 1936. On 24 June 1936, she married Harry Hatton (died 1989), an English businessman, who had served in the Royal Navy as well as in merchant ships and later became a mathematics teacher. The couple had had two sons.
Moving to London on her marriage, she matriculated as a part-time student at University College, London, where she continued to work on the doctoral thesis that she had begun in Norway. Working with G. J. Renier and Mark A. Thomson, she completed her Ph.D. degree in 1947 with her thesis on "Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, 1714-1721."
Academic career
While still a graduate student, she became a part-time teacher. She was appointed Assistant Lecturer at the London School of Economics in 1949 and rose to become Lecturer in 1950, and Reader in 1958. In 1968, she was named Professor of International History. She was appointed Professor Emeritus in 1981. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, 1974–1978, and Chairman of the History Department, London School of EconomicsLondon School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, 1978-1981.
She served on the London Honours Board of Examiners in History, 1964–68, and was an external examiner in history for the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, 1965–69, the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
, 1965–70, Queens University, Belfast, 1972–73, and the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
, 1975-77. She served as a member of Council of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
, 1979-1983.
Honours
- Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and AntiquitiesRoyal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and AntiquitiesThe Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities also called simply the Royal Academy of Letters, abbreviated KVHAA is the Swedish royal academy for the Humanities.Its many publications include the archaeological and art historical journal Fornvännen, published since 1906.The Academy...
, 1954 - Honorary Foreign Member American Historical AssociationAmerican Historical AssociationThe American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
, 1979 - Honorary Corresponding Member, La Academia Panamanena de la Historia
- Riddar (Knight), First Class, Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, 1983
- Honorary Doctor of Humane LettersDoctor of Humane LettersThe degree of Doctor of Humane Letters is always conferred as an honorary degree, usually to those who have distinguished themselves in areas other than science, government, literature or religion, which are awarded degrees of Doctor of Science, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, or Doctor of...
, Ohio State UniversityOhio State UniversityThe Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
, 1985 - Commander of the Order of the Polar StarOrder of the Polar StarThe Order of the Polar Star is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I of Sweden on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim....
, 1986 - Senior Fellow, British AcademyBritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
, 1993 - Palmes Académiques
Published works
Books- Diplomatic relations between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, 1714-1721. Published for The Anglo-Netherlands Society by East & West Ltd, 1950.
- Captain James Jefferye’s letters to the Secretary of state, Whitehall, from the Swedish army, 1707-1709. Edited by Ragnhild Hatton. Historiska handlingar vol. 35:1 (1954).
- William IIIWilliam III of EnglandWilliam III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
and Louis XIV: essays 1680-1720 by and for Mark A. Thomson; edited by Ragnhild Hatton and J. S. Bromley; with an introductory memoir by George ClarkGeorge ClarkGeorge Clark may refer to:*George Rogers Clark , American Revolutionary War military leader*George Clark , creator of The Neighbors*Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet, MP*George Anthony Clark, unionist politician and Orangeman*Col...
. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1968. - Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1968. - Europe in the age of Louis XIV. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.
- Studies in diplomatic history: essays in memory of David Bayne Horn, edited by Ragnhild Hatton and M. S. Anderson. Harlow: Longmans, 1970.
- A history of European ideas, by Erik LundErik LundErik Lund may refer to:*Erik Lund , Norwegian international rugby player*Erik Lund , Swedish footballer*Erik Swane Lund , Danish Olympic fencer....
, Mogens Pihl, Johannes SløkJohannes SløkJohannes Sløk was a Danish philosopher, Professor at the University of Aarhus and founder of "Idéhistorie" , an interdisciplinary discipline mainly about writings pertaining to the ideas of Western culture from Antiquity until today...
; edited with a preface by Ragnhild Hatton; translated from the Danish by W. Glyn Jones. London: Hurst, 1971. - Louis XIV and his world. London: Thames and Hudson, 1972.
- Charles XII. London: Historical Association, 1974.
- Louis XIV and absolutismAbsolutism (European history)Absolutism or The Age of Absolutism is a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites...
, edited by Ragnhild Hatton. London: Macmillan, 1976. - Louis XIV and Europe, edited by Ragnhild Hatton. London: Macmillan, 1976.
- George IGeorge I of Great BritainGeorge I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
: elector and king. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. - The Anglo-Hanoverian connection, 1714-1760: The Creighton Trust Lecture 1982, delivered before the University of London on Monday 15 November 1982. London: University of London, 1982.
- Karl XII av Sverige: [en biografi]. översättning: Claes Gripenberg och John Rumenius. Köping: Lindfors, 1985.
Major Contributions
In addition to being a contributor to The New Cambridge Modern History, volumes VI and VII, and to journals, including European Studies Review, Journal of Modern History, and XVII Siecle, she contributed to the following works:
- K. Bourne and D. C. Watt, editors, Studies in International History. Longmans, Green, 1967.
- J. C. Rule, editor, Louis XIV and the Craft of Kingship, Ohio State University Press, 1970.
- Paul Fritz and David Williams, editors, The Triumph of Culture: Eighteenth-Century Perspectives, A. M. Hakkert, 1972
- T. Hunczak, editor, Russian Imperialism from Ivan the Great to the Revolution, New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1974.
- Francoise-Marie Arouet de VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
, The History of Charles XII, King of Sweden, translated by Antonia White with an introduction by Ragnhild Hatton. London: Folio, 1976. - A. G. DickensA. G. DickensArthur Geoffrey Dickens FBA was an English academic and author.He was born in Hull, Yorkshire, on 6 July 1910. Educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served during World War II in the Royal Artillery...
, editor, The Courts of Europe: Politics, Patronage and Royalty, 1400-1800, London: Thames & Hudson, 1977. - Les Relations Franco-Autrichiennes sous Louis XIV, Saint-Cyr-Coetquidan, 1983.
Sources
- Andrew Lossky, "Ragnhild Marie Hatton" in Studies in History and Politics/Etudes d'Histoire et de Politique, Special Issue: "Essays in European history in honour of Ragnhild Hatton," vol. IV (1985), pp. 13–17. This issue also contains a bibliography of Raghnild Hatton's principal published works.
- "Obituary", The [London] Times, 24 May 1995, p. 19.
- John C. Rule, "Ragnhild Hatton," Perspectives: Newsletter of the American Historical Association (1995)
- Robert Oresko, G. C. Gibbs, and H. M. Scott, editors, Royal and Republican Sovereignty in Early Modern Europe: Essays in Memory of Ragnhild Hatton. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997.