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John Lynch was an English historian born on the 11th of January 1927 in Boldon, County Durham. He served as Professor of Latin American History at the University of London and directed the Institute of Latin American Studies from 1974 to 1987. He died on the 4th of April 2018 at the age of 91.
Lynch specialized in Spanish America during the period 1750-1850, covering the late colonial era, the independence revolutions of 1808-1826, and the caudillo politics that followed. His scope expanded over his career from the River Plate region to Latin America as a whole.
Lynch wrote "The Origins of Latin American Revolutions 1808-1826" published by Norton in 1973, and "The Spanish American Revolutions 1808-1826" published in New York in 1986. He also published "Caudillos in Spanish America, 1800-1850" through Oxford in 1992.
"Simon Bolivar: A Life" was published in New Haven in 2006. It was followed in 2009 by a companion biography, "San Martin: Argentine Soldier, American Hero," also published in New Haven.
Lynch studied at the University of Edinburgh, earning his MA in 1952, and at the University of London, where he received his doctorate in 1955. He taught at the University of Liverpool from 1954 to 1961, then moved to the University of London, where he spent the rest of his academic career.
Lynch directed the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of London from 1974 until his retirement in 1987, a period of thirteen years. The Institute was based at the University of London, where Lynch spent most of his career at University College.