Sir Roderick Castle Floud FBA (born 1 April 1942) is an economic historian and a leader in the field of anthropometric history. He has been provost of the London Guildhall University, vice-chancellor and president of the London Metropolitan University, acting dean of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, and provost of Gresham College (2008–2014). He is the son of Bernard Floud, M.P.
Books in order of publication:
The Economic History of Britain Since 1700, Volume 1: 1700-1860 – 1981
The Economic History of Britain Since 1700, Volume 2: 1860-1939 – 1981
The Economic History of Britain Since 1700, Volume 3: 1939-1992 – 1981
Height, Health and History: Nutritional Status in the United Kingdom, 1750-1980 – 1990
The People and the British Economy, 1830-1914 – 1997
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain, Volume 1: Industrialization, 1700–1860 – 2004
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain, Volume 2: Economic Maturity, 1860–1939 – 2004
The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain, Volume 3: Structural Change and Growth 1939–2000 – 2004
The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World Since 1700 – 2011
An Economic History of the English Garden – 2019
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