W. J. Reader

For the American politician, see William Reader.

William Joseph Reader (20 November 1920 – 5 June 1990)[1] was an English historian who specialised in British company history. Theo Barker described him as "the foremost British company historian of his day".[2]

Life

Born in Weston-super-Mare, Reader attended Taunton School before going up to Jesus College, Cambridge to read history.[3] During the Second World War he served in the Royal Signals Corps.[4] From 1949 to 1964 Reader worked at Unilever.[5] He left the company to become a freelance historian, and went on to write well received histories of Imperial Chemical Industries and Weir Group, among others.[6]

References

  1. ↑ In Memoriam: Dr W. J. Reader, 1920–1990 T. C. Barker Business History Vol. 33, Iss. 1, 1991
  2. ↑ In Memoriam: Dr W. J. Reader, 1920–1990 T. C. Barker Business History Vol. 33, Iss. 1, 1991
  3. ↑ In Memoriam: Dr W. J. Reader, 1920–1990 T. C. Barker Business History Vol. 33, Iss. 1, 1991
  4. ↑ In Memoriam: Dr W. J. Reader, 1920–1990 T. C. Barker Business History Vol. 33, Iss. 1, 1991
  5. ↑ Judy Slinn, ‘Reader, William Joseph (1920–1990)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 30 Sept 2014
  6. ↑ Judy Slinn, ‘Reader, William Joseph (1920–1990)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 30 Sept 2014
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