David A Reeder (5 May 1931 – 1 August 2005) was an English historian at the University of Leicester. [1] He pursued a career in urban history and the history of education, co-founding the Urban History Group and editing the Urban History Yearbook for nine years. [1]
Reeder was born in Kingston upon Hull, the son of a railway fireman, and evacuated to Rawcliffe and then York during World War II. [2]
After graduating from Nunthorpe Grammar School, Reeder won a scholarship at the University of Durham, where he served as Editor of Palatinate. [3] He was a member of Hatfield College, where he was Captain of Table Tennis in 1950. [4] Reeder took his PhD at the University of Leicester.
David A Reeder (5 May 1931 – 1 August 2005) was an English historian at the University of Leicester. [1] He pursued a career in urban history and the history of education, co-founding the Urban History Group and editing the Urban History Yearbook for nine years. [1]
Reeder was born in Kingston upon Hull, the son of a railway fireman, and evacuated to Rawcliffe and then York during World War II. [2]
After graduating from Nunthorpe Grammar School, Reeder won a scholarship at the University of Durham, where he served as Editor of Palatinate. [3] He was a member of Hatfield College, where he was Captain of Table Tennis in 1950. [4] Reeder took his PhD at the University of Leicester.