1. Christopher John Hesketh Duggan was a British historian and academic.
20 Facts About Christopher Duggan
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Christopher Duggan specialised in the political, social and cultural history of modern Italy.
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Christopher Duggan began his career as a research fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and then at All Souls College, Oxford.
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Christopher Duggan was Professor of Modern Italian History from 2002.
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On 4 November 1957, Duggan was born to Margaret and John Duggan in Petts Wood, Kent, England.
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Christopher Duggan's mother was a nurse and social worker, and his father worked as a shipbroker.
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Christopher Duggan was educated at Dulwich College, an all-boys public school in London, and at Westminster School, an all-boys public school in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.
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Between school and university, Christopher Duggan went on holiday to Italy and explored the country on a Honda CB175 motorbike.
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Christopher Duggan was mostly interested in medieval history at the beginning of his studies, but became interested in the history of modern Italy after being taught by Denis Mack Smith.
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Christopher Duggan graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979 with one of the top firsts of his year.
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Christopher Duggan once had his flat raided by the DIGOS, the Italian anti-terrorist and organised crime unit, because they suspected him of being a foreign subversive; however, he was not arrested or charged.
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Christopher Duggan returned to the University of Oxford to complete a Doctor of Philosophy degree under the supervision of Mack Smith.
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Christopher Duggan's thesis was completed in 1985 and was titled "Fascism's campaign against the mafia".
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Christopher Duggan began his academic career as a junior research fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford between 1983 and 1985.
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In 1987, Christopher Duggan joined the University of Reading as a lecturer in history.
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Shortly before his death, Christopher Duggan had been appointed to a research professorship in the Department of History, Reading, and had been elected as a Two Year Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.
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Christopher Duggan was found dead on 2 November 2015 at his home in Twickenham, London.
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Christopher Duggan met his wife Jennifer Mundy at the University of Oxford, and they married in 1987.
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Christopher Duggan is an art historian and was the Head of Art Historical Research at the Tate Gallery.
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In 2008 Christopher Duggan was appointed a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana by the Italian president.