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in his bunker. In 1944, he was transferred to Paris to become the French liaison officer with
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Homosexual Law Reform Society, which campaigned for homosexual law reform. (See Patrick Higgins,
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in 1944 at the unusually young age of 28. He joined the economics faculty and lectured in politics.
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Annan returned to King's in 1946, where he had been elected to a fellowship
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awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1967. He was also a Fellow of the
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Dictatorship: Male Homosexuality in Post-War Britain
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The
Curious Strength of Positivism in English Political Thought
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British military intelligence officer, author, and academic
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Changing
Enemies: The Defeat and Regeneration of Germany
417:(rev. ed.). London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1984.
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Annan was a signatory to a famous letter published in
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British intelligence officer and historian (1916-2000)
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People associated with the University of East Anglia
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of London
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People associated with the National Gallery, London
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Appearance on Desert Island Discs - 4 November 1990
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628:(Supplement). 13 June 1946. p. 2769.
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855:People educated at Stowe School
699:The Papers of Noel Gilroy Annan
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