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Godfrey LeMay

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Godfrey Hugh Lancelot Le May (1920–2012) 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 on 7 September 1920 in South Africa, Le May'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.[citation needed]

He was living in Oxford with his wife when he died on 5 December 2012 at the age of 93. LeMay was teaching up until his death, holding tutorial sessions in his in-home office.

References

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  1. ^ "Godfrey LeMay - Rhodes University". Ru.ac.za. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

Primary Sources

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  • 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