Charles Henry Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1914 |
| Died | 1 August 1991 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) (1981) |
| Academic background | |
| Doctoral advisor | J.H. Clapham |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Business history, corporations, economic history |
| Doctoral students | Peter Mathias |
| Notable works | The History of Unilever: A Study in Economic Growth and Social Change (1954) |
Charles Henry Wilson CBE[1] (16 April 1914 – 1 August 1991)[1] was an English business historian and Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge.[2] His best known work is his multi-volume history of Unilever, which is credited with establishing corporate history as a subject worthy of academic attention in the UK.[2]
- ^ a b "Prof Charles Wilson". The Times. 8 August 1991.
- ^ a b Peter Mathias, ‘Wilson, Charles Henry (1914–1991)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 10 Aug 2014