David Englander

David Englander (3 June 1949 – 7 April 1999) was a British historian of labour and poverty, and of soldiers in the World Wars, and was an authority on the work of Charles Booth and Jewish immigration to Britain.

David Englander was born in Whitechapel, London, on 3 June 1949, the son of a cabinet-maker.

[1] Englander studied at University of London's Institute of Education and subsequently taught history at Dame Alice Owen's School.

He joined the history department of the Open University in 1979 where he spent the rest of his career.

[1] Englander married fellow historian Rosemary O'Day, and acquired a step son.