E. H. Carr

Edward Hallett Carr CBE ( born June 28, 1892 in London, † 3 November 1982 ibid., usually called E. H. Carr) was a British historian, diplomat and political scientist. He is best known as co-founder of Realism in International Relations.

Life

After completing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge Carr worked as a diplomat for the British Foreign Office, before he became foreign policy correspondent for the Times. Then he taught until his death in history at Cambridge and Oxford.

Writings

• What is history? The George Macaulay Trevelyan lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge, January - March 1961. Penguin, Harmondsworth 1964.