Arnold Joseph Toynbee
(1889-1975), Historian and nephew of Arnold ToynbeeSitter in 12 portraits
Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) from 1925 until 1955 and co-editor of the RIIA's annual Survey of International Affairs. Toynbee worked for British Intelligence during World War I and served as a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. During World War II, he again worked for the Foreign Office and attended the post-war peace talks. The publication of an abridgement of the first six volumes of his A Study of History in 1946 earned him a level of public recognition not matched by any other historian of his time. His influence was short lived however, and his work gradually faded from view.
by Effie Stillman
wax medallion, 1893
NPG 5208
Arnold Joseph Toynbee; Philip Toynbee
by Irving Penn
gelatin silver print, 1958
NPG P1399
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, November 1945
NPG x167182
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 1955
NPG x86049
by Walter Bird
bromide print, June 1959
NPG x167183
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1 October 1969
NPG x165989
by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 1 October 1969
NPG x165990
by Fay Godwin
bromide fibre print, 1974
NPG x12951
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1945
NPG x187557
by Walter Stoneman
half-plate glass negative, November 1945
NPG x187558
Related People
- Arnold Toynbee (uncle)
- Joseph Toynbee (grandfather)
- Lawrence Toynbee (son)
- Paget Jackson Toynbee (uncle)
- Philip Toynbee (son)
- Polly Toynbee (granddaughter)
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