John Desmond Hargreaves (25 January 1924 – 14 February 2015) was the Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen.
Hargreaves was noted for his work on the history of Africa; its colonisation and de-colonisation.
His career at Aberdeen began in 1954 when he was appointed as a lecturer in History.
[1] A Festschrift was produced in his honour.
[2] Hargreaves died on 14 February 2015 at the age of 91.