James Wycliffe Headlam
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James Wycliffe Headlam was a British academic historian and classicist, who became a civil servant and government advisor. He changed his surname to Headlam-Morley, in 1918. He was knighted in 1929 for his public service.
An influential figure, he worked on propaganda in World War I
, and, when the war was over, he was involved in the drafting of the Versailles Treaty. He effectively sponsored Arnold J. Toynbee
for appointment in 1924 to Chatham House
. He also gathered materials on the diplomatic history of the origins of World War I, as an official production of the British government, and contributed to it, though the main editor was Harold Temperley
. Historian Anna Cienciala attributes to Headlam and Sidney Edward Mezes
, an academic and advisor to Woodrow Wilson
and Executive Director of the Inquiry group
, the 1919 proposal to make Danzig a free city
.
(1862-1947), the bishop and author.
He married in 1893 Elisabeth Charlotta Henrietta Ernestina Sonntag (1866-1950), a German musician and composer, usually known as Else Headlam-Morley. The historian Agnes Headlam-Morley (1902-1986) was their daughter.
An influential figure, he worked on propaganda in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and, when the war was over, he was involved in the drafting of the Versailles Treaty. He effectively sponsored Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold J. Toynbee
Arnold Joseph Toynbee CH was a British historian whose twelve-volume analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations, A Study of History, 1934–1961, was a synthesis of world history, a metahistory based on universal rhythms of rise, flowering and decline, which examined history from a global...
for appointment in 1924 to Chatham House
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
. He also gathered materials on the diplomatic history of the origins of World War I, as an official production of the British government, and contributed to it, though the main editor was Harold Temperley
Harold Temperley
Harold William Vazeille Temperley was a British historian, Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1931, and Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.- Overview :...
. Historian Anna Cienciala attributes to Headlam and Sidney Edward Mezes
Sidney Edward Mezes
Sidney Edward Mezes was an American philosopher.-Biography:He was born in what is now the town of Belmont, California on September 23, 1863, to a Spanish-born father and Italian-born mother. He graduated in 1884 from the University of California in engineering and was a member of the Chi Phi...
, an academic and advisor to Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
and Executive Director of the Inquiry group
The Inquiry
The Inquiry was a study group established in September 1917 by Woodrow Wilson to prepare materials for the peace negotiations following World War I. The group, composed of around 150 academics, was directed by presidential adviser Edward House and supervised directly by philosopher Sidney Mezes...
, the 1919 proposal to make Danzig a free city
Free city
Free city may refer to:* City-state, region controlled exclusively by a sovereign city* Free city a self-governed city during the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial eras* Free City , album by the St...
.
Family
He was the younger brother of Arthur Cayley HeadlamArthur Cayley Headlam
The Right Reverend Arthur Cayley Headlam CH was an English theologian who served as Bishop of Gloucester from 1923 to 1945....
(1862-1947), the bishop and author.
He married in 1893 Elisabeth Charlotta Henrietta Ernestina Sonntag (1866-1950), a German musician and composer, usually known as Else Headlam-Morley. The historian Agnes Headlam-Morley (1902-1986) was their daughter.
Works
- On Election by Lot at Athens (1891)
- Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire (1899) (available online)
- A Short History of Germany and Her Colonies (1914) with Walter Alison PhillipsWalter Alison PhillipsWalter Alison Phillips was an English historian, a specialist in the history of Europe in the 19th century. From 1914 to 1939 he was the first holder of the Lecky chair of History in Trinity College, Dublin. Most of his writing is in the name of W...
, Arthur William Holland - The history of twelve days, July 24 to August 4, 1914 (1915)
- The Dead Lands of Europe (1917)
- The German Chancellor and the Outbreak of War (1917)
- The Issue (1917)
- The Peace Terms of the Allies (1917)
- The Starvation of Germany (1917)
- British Documents on the Origins of the War 1898-1914 Volume XI The Outbreak of War Foreign Documents June 28 - August 4, 1914 (1926) editor
- Studies in Diplomatic History (1930)
- A Memoir of the Paris Peace Conference 1919 (1972) edited by Agnes Headlam-Morley, Russell Bryant and Anna Cienciala