Justin Champion
1960–2020
Nationality: English
Historical Period: The 20th Century and Beyond
Justin Champion was Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London where he had taught since 1990. He was President of the Historical Association (founded in 1906), an advisor to the 2015 British Library Magna Carta Exhibition, and contributed to the national commemorative activity. His research interests included the history of political liberty, the radical English Enlightenment, and the impact of epidemic disease in London.