Malcolm Deas obituary and net worth at death – Malcolm Deas, an English historian with expertise in the study of Latin America in general and Colombia in particular has died. Deas was born on 24 April 1941 and died on 29 July 2023 at age 82.
A pioneer of Colombian historiography, not just in the Global North but even in Colombia itself, Deas published extensively on the history of the country, both in scholarly journals and in popular publications such as The New Statesman, The Listener, The Spectator, The London Review of Books and The Times.
In the early 1990s, he served as an advisor to President César Gaviria and his work there earned him the Cross of Boyacá from Colombia, and an OBE from the British government.
He was also a member of the Order of Andrés Bello (Venezuela) and the Orden de Mérito (Ecuador) and received an Honorary Doctorate from the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá. In 2008, he was made a citizen of Colombia.
Deas studied modern history at New College, Oxford, and went on to become a Fellow of All Souls College and St Antony’s College.
One of the key figures at the Latin American Centre in Oxford, founded by Sir Raymond Carr in the 1960s, Deas taught at Oxford University for nearly five decades until his retirement in 2008.
Malcolm Deas net worth at death
How much was Malcolm Deas worth at the time of death? Deas’ net worth at the time of death is unknown.
