Richard J. Evans

Richard J. Evans, born in 1947, is a British historian. He was Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1998 to 2008 and Regius Professor of History there from 2008 to 2014. His research focuses on German history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and on National Socialism. He is particularly known for his trilogy The Third Reich (2004–2009), comprising The Coming of the Third Reich, The Third Reich in Power and The Third Reich at War. His honors include the Wolfson Literary Award for History and the Medal for Art and Science of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. In 2012, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him.