13 Facts About Peter Mathias

Peter Mathias's research focused on the history of industry, business, and technology, both in Britain and Europe.

Peter Mathias was elected a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge, when he published his first book on the brewing industry in England.

Peter Mathias then went out to complete a textbook on the history of industrialisation in Britain, The First Industrial Nation.

Peter Mathias was fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1955 to 1968, and later an Honorary Fellow from 1987.

Peter Mathias was Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.

Peter Mathias left Oxford to become master of Downing College, Cambridge, from 1987 to 1995.

Outside of research and teaching, Peter Mathias contributed to the academic community with his positions at the Economic History Society and the International Economic History Association.

Peter Mathias joined the former in his final year of undergraduate work at Cambridge.

Peter Mathias continued to work for the EHS as Reviews Editor, Assistant Editor, Treasurer, and President.

Peter Mathias became a member of the Datini Institute in Prato, Italy in 1967, under the direction of Fernand Braudel and Federigo Melis.

Peter Mathias was the international advisor to Keio University, Japan, and President of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

In 1998, Mathias' Festschrift, From Family Firms to Corporate Capitalism: Essays in Business and Industrial History in Honour of Peter Mathias was published by his former students, Kristine Bruland and Patrick O'Brien.

Professor Peter Mathias is mentioned extensively in The Thames and I, a memoir by the Prince of Japan Naruhito, since he was the prince's supervisor while Naruhito was at Merton College in Oxford.