Edward Hallett Carr Quotes
The unending dialogue between the present and the past.
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| Birth: | 28th June, 1892 |
| Death: | 3rd November, 1982 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Diplomat, Historian, Journalist, Theorist, Writer |
Edward Hallett "Ted" Carr was born in London, England. He was an English historian, diplomat, writer, journalist and international relations theorist. He educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. From 1916 to 1936 he worked at the Foreign Office, where he rose to the rank of First Secretary. His wide diplomatic experience subsequently gained him a succession of academic posts. Throughout much of the Second World War he was assistant editor of The Times. A History of Soviet Russia, Carr's magnum opus on the emergence of the Soviet state from 1917 and 1929, appeared in fourteen volumes between 1950 and 1978.
