J. H. Burns

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Why Is J. H. Burns Influential?

According to Wikipedia, James Henderson Burns was a Scottish historian of medieval and modern political thought who also studied utilitarianism and Jeremy Bentham. He was born in Linlithgow, West Lothian, the son of a manager of a paper mill. He was educated at George Watson's College before attending Edinburgh University, where he was awarded a BA . Due to poor eyesight, he was declared unfit for military service in the Second World War, and so worked as a sub-editor for the news department of the BBC. Abandoning his membership of the Communist Party, Burns converted to Roman Catholicism during the war and from 1950 he contributed to the Innes Review, which analysed the role of the Catholic Church in Scottish history.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With J. H. Burns?

J. H. Burns is affiliated with the following schools:

• University College London