G.E. Harvey (16 April 1889 – 29 August 1962) was a British diplomat, historian and professor, specializing in Burmese history.[2] Harvey obtained a bachelor of literature degree from University of Oxford in 1922.[2] His undergraduate thesis was published by Longman's in 1925.[2] He is best known for his seminal books on Burmese history, including History of Burma, which was published in 1925 and known for its Burmese chronicle perspective.[3]

G.E. Harvey
Born
Godfery Eric Harvey

(1889-04-16)16 April 1889[1]
Died29 August 1962(1962-08-29) (aged 73)
OccupationHistorian
SpouseStella Hope Garratt
ChildrenCharles Nigel Harvey
Daphne Harvey
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineSoutheast Asian History
Sub-disciplineBurmese history

Harvey became a lecturer in Burmese history and law at the University of Oxford from 1936 to 1942.[2] He was president of the Oxford University Anthropological Society in the 1940s.[4] After World War II, he retired in Oxford.[2]

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  1. ^ "Gordfery Eric Harvey, Author". Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e Htin Aung (October 1975). "THREE UNPUBLISHED PAPERS BY HARVEY INTRODUCED, EXPLAINED AND COMMENTED UPON by MAUNG HTIN AUNG" (PDF). Journal of the Burma Research Society. LVIII.
  3. ^ Tarling, Nicholas (1999). The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-66370-0.
  4. ^ Woolf, Daniel R.; Macintyre, Stuart; Feldherr, Andrew; Hardy, Grant; Maiguashca, Juan; Hesketh, Ian; Pók, Attila (2011). The Oxford History of Historical Writing: 1800-1945. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-953309-1.