Godfrey Hugh Lancelot Lemay (1919-2012) was a tutor and Emeritus Fellow at Worcester College, University of Oxford, and a former Dean of History at Worcester College.[1]
His focus area was modern British history. Born in South Africa, LeMay's family travelled from England to South Africa during the Boer Wars, in which his grandfather was an officer. LeMay served as a speech writer for Winston Churchill.
He was a political advisor to Nelson Mandela. LeMay's most famous student was Benazir Bhutto.
He was living in Oxford with his wife when he died in December 2012 at the age of 93. LeMay was teaching up until his death, holding tutorial sessions in his in-home office.
References
- ↑ "Godfrey LeMay - Rhodes University". Ru.ac.za. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
Primary Sources
- Le May, G.H.L., British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899-1907, Oxford: Clarendon, 1965
- Le May, G.H.L., British Government, 1914-1963, London: Methuen, 1964
- Le May, G.H.L., “British Government, 1914-1953”, London: Methuen, 1955
- Le May, G.H.L., The Victorian Constitution, New York: St. Martin, 1979
- Le May, G.H.L., “The Afrikaners”, New York: Wiley, 1995
- Le May, G.H.L., “Black and White in South Africa”, New York: American Heritage, 1971
- Le May, G.H.L., “Freedom and Authority; text of an address given 5 September 1962”, Johannesburg: Witswatersrand Univ., 1963
- Le May, G.H.L. “South Africa, the future: text of an address by Prof. G.H.L LeMay, 5 September 1967”, Cape Town: C.A. Alger, 1967
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