J. W. Gough

John Wiedhofft Gough (23 February 1900 - 1976)[1] was a Welsh historian noted for his study of John Locke's political philosophy.

Life and career

Gough matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1918.[2]

Gough was described as an outstanding student whilst at Oxford, achieving a first in both the classics and modern history, in 1922 and 1923, respectively.[2][3] He was a Lecturer at the University of Bristol between 1923 and 1931, and during this time spent a year as Visiting Lecturer at Western Reserve University, Ohio. In 1932 he was made a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and in 1947 was appointed lecturer in modern history. He was awarded a DLitt in 1965.[4]

Gough was twice married: firstly in 1926 to Margaret Christian, née Rintoul, with whom he had a son and two daughters; following Margaret's death in 1939, he remarried in 1941, to Margaret Johnston, née Maclagan.[2]

Works
  • The Mines of Mendip (1930)
  • The Superlative Prodigall, a life of Thomas Bushell (1932)
  • The Social Contract: A Critical Study of its Development (Oxford University Press, 1936; 2nd ed., 1957).
  • John Locke's Political Philosophy: Eight Studies (Oxford University Press, 1950; 2nd ed., 1973).
  • Fundamental Law in English Constitutional History (1955)

Notes
  1. Grayling, A. C.; Goulder, Naomi; Pyle, Andrew, eds. (2006). The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy (1st ed.). Continuum. ISBN 9781843711414. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 114.
  3. Stuart Brown (ed.), Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers (Bloomsbury, 2005), p. 339.
  4. Brown, p. 339.
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