John Lynch (11 January 1927 – 4 April 2018) was Professor of Latin American History at the University of London.
[1][2] He spent most of his academic career at University College, and then from 1974 to 1987 as Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies.
John Lynch was born on 11 January 1927 in Boldon, County Durham, in northern England.
He was the director for the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of London from 1974 until his retirement in 1987.
[3] The scope of his work expanded over the years: from the River Plate area to Latin America as a whole; and from the 18th to the 19th centuries.