John Saville (born Orestis Stamatopoulos; 2 April 1916 – 13 June 2009) was a Greek-BritishMarxist historian, long associated with University of Hull. He was an influential writer on British labour history in the second half of the twentieth century, and also known for his multi-volume work, the Dictionary of Labour Biography, edited in collaboration with others.[1]
Saville was born Orestis Stamatopoulos in 1916, in the village of Morton, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to an English mother and a Greek father.[2][3] Saville's father died while he was an infant.[2] In 1937 he changed his name by deed poll to John Saville, taking the surname of his mother's second husband.[2] He was brought up in Romford.
Saville emerged as one of the supporters of the New Reasoner group of dissident Marxists who condemned the Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956. Saville became professor of economic history at the University of Hull in 1973, where he had taught since 1947. He was associated with the Socialist Register (editor with Ralph Miliband) and the multi-volume Dictionary of Labour Biography; from 1972 onwards he was one of the editors of the ten-volume Dictionary.
His wife Constance died in 2007. He was survived by their three sons, a daughter, and two granddaughters.
McIlroy, John (December 2009). "John Saville, 1916–2009". Labour History Review. 74 (3): 330–338. doi:10.1179/096156509X12513818419772. ISSN 0961-5652.
"John Saville (1916–2009): Appreciations and Memories". Labour History Review. 75 (1): 114–127. April 2010. doi:10.1179/096156510X12568148664042. ISSN 0961-5652.
Howell, David; Kirby, Dianne, eds. (2011). John Saville: Commitment and History: Themes from the Life and Work of a Socialist Historian. London: Lawrence & Wishart. ISBN978-1-907103-21-6.
A Life on the Left, Paul Blackledge's review of John Saville's autobiography Memoirs from the Left.
October 30, 2023
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EconomicsEmployerUniversity of HullSpouseConstance Betty Saunders m 1941 died 2007 wbr Children4 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife and career editSaville was born Orestis Stamatopoulos in 1916 in the village of Morton near Gainsborough Lincolnshire to an English mother and a Greek father 2 3 Saville s father died while he was an infant 2 In 1937 he changed his name by deed poll to John Saville taking the surname of his mother s second husband 2 He was brought up in Romford He won a scholarship to Royal Liberty School in London and went on to study at the London School of Economics where he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain CPGB He was an active member of the CPGB until 1956 and also fought in the Second World War on the Liverpool docks and in India He was deeply involved in the crisis of the CPGB in 1956 following the Soviet invasion of Hungary Saville emerged as one of the supporters of the New Reasoner group of dissident Marxists who condemned the Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956 Saville became professor of economic history at the University of Hull in 1973 where he had taught since 1947 He was associated with the Socialist Register editor with Ralph Miliband and the multi volume Dictionary of Labour Biography from 1972 onwards he was one of the editors of the ten volume Dictionary His wife Constance died in 2007 He was survived by their three sons a daughter and two granddaughters His acquaintances and co thinkers included the MI5 agent planted at his home in Hull John Griffith Stuart Hall Philip Larkin Doris Lessing Ralph Miliband Sir John Pratt Raphael Samuel and E P Thompson Works editErnest Jones Chartist Selections from the Writings and Speeches of Ernest Jones 1952 editor Democracy and the Labour Movement Essays in Honour of Dona Torr 1954 editor Rural Depopulation in England and Wales 1851 1951 1957 The Age of Improvement 1783 1867 1964 editor with Asa Briggs The Red Republican amp The Friend of the People A Facsimile Reprint 1966 2 volumes editor Essays in Labour History 1886 1923 1967 editor with Asa Briggs and later volumes A Selection of the Political Pamphlets of Charles Bradlaugh 1970 editor Selection of the Social and Political Pamphlets of Annie Besant 1970 editor Dictionary of Labour Biography from 1972 ten volumes editor with Joyce M Bellamy David E Martin Marxism and History 1974 Inaugural Lecture University of Hull 6 November 1973 Working Conditions in the Victorian Age Debates on the Issue from 19th Century Critical Journals 1973 Marxism and Politics 1977 editor with Ralph Miliband Marcel Liebman Leo Panitch Ideology and the Labour Movement Essays Presented to John Saville 1979 David Rubinstein Nottinghamshire Labour Movement 1880 1939 1985 with Peter Wyncoll 1848 The British State and the Chartist Movement 1987 The Labour Movement in Britain 1988 The Labour Archive at the University of Hull 1989 The Politics of Continuity British Foreign Policy and the Labour Government 1945 46 1993 The Consolidation of the Capitalist State 1800 1850 1994 Memoirs from the Left 2002 References edit Hobsbawm Eric 16 June 2009 John Saville The Guardian London ISSN 1756 3224 Retrieved 29 May 2019 a b c Goldman Lawrence Saville John Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 102217 Subscription or UK public library membership required Harrington Illtyd How the left was lost and won Camden New Journal Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 16 September 2023 Further reading editRubinstein David Spring 1984 John Seville An appreciation Labour History Review 48 2 3 doi 10 3828 lhr 48 1 2b ISSN 0961 5652 Flett Keith 1 July 2009 John Saville 1916 2009 Socialist Worker No 338 McIlroy John December 2009 John Saville 1916 2009 Labour History Review 74 3 330 338 doi 10 1179 096156509X12513818419772 ISSN 0961 5652 John Saville 1916 2009 Appreciations and Memories Labour History Review 75 1 114 127 April 2010 doi 10 1179 096156510X12568148664042 ISSN 0961 5652 Howkins Alun 24 September 2010 John Saville 1916 2009 History Workshop Journal 70 1 305 309 doi 10 1093 hwj dbq039 ISSN 1363 3554 Howell David Kirby Dianne eds 2011 John Saville Commitment and History Themes from the Life and Work of a Socialist Historian London Lawrence amp Wishart ISBN 978 1 907103 21 6 External links editJohn Saville Archive at Marxists Internet Archive A Life on the Left Paul Blackledge s review of John Saville s autobiography Memoirs from the Left Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Saville amp oldid 1175720010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
