Malcolm Edward Falkus

Malcolm Falkus (13 January 1940 – 28 November 2017) was an economic historian, a lecturer at the London School of Economics, and a former professor and head of the Department of Economic History at the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia.

Professor

Malcolm Edward Falkus
Born13 January 1940
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UK
Died28 November 2017
Arrandale Lodge 431 Earlham Road Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Cause of deathSuicide: Hanging by the Neck
NationalityBritish
Alma materLondon School of Economics
OccupationEconomic Historian
Years active1966-2000
EmployerLondon School of Economics, Department of Economic History University of New England Australia
Known forAuthor and Professor of Economic History
Parents
  • Hugh Edward Lance Falkus (father)
  • Doris Marjorie Falkus née Walter (mother)
RelativesChristopher Hugh Falkus (twin brother)

Biography

Malcolm Edward Falkus was born on 13 January 1940 in Westcliff-on-Sea Essex England,[1][2] the son of the writer, filmmaker and presenter Hugh Edward Lance Falkus and Doris Marjorie Falkus (née Walter). He and his twin brother, the publisher Christopher Hugh Falkus, were educated at a Marist Convent in Paignton, Devon and then at St Boniface's College, Plymouth.[3]

Malcolm took a first class degree at the London School of Economics where he subsequently became a lecturer in economic history. While at the LSE he published several significant scholarly works on economic and social history including The Industrialisation of Russia, 1700-1914 (1972)[4] and Britain Transformed: an Economic and Social History, 1700-1914 (1987).[5] In the 1980s and 1990s Falkus was commissioned to write several remunerated corporate histories. A history of North Thames Gas was originally planned in 1982 and a version was ready by 1985.[6] However, in the wake of the UK Government’s decision to privatise the gas industry publication was delayed until 1988 so that the entire history of the public ownership of North Thames Gas from 1949 to 1986 could be covered.[7] Other corporate histories were of the accountancy firm Coopers and Lybrand (1993)[8] and the Blue Funnel Steam Ship Company (1995).[9] 

In 1988 he succeeded Ron Neal as professor of economic history in Department of Economic History at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.[10] Falkus was instrumental in the development of the Department as a major centre for study of Asian economics. He became the first Director of the UNE-Asia Centre (UNEAC). Falkus was the general editor of the two book series ‘Studies in the Economies of East and South Asia’[11] and ‘A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia’.[12][10]

Falkus retired from UNEAC on his 60th birthday (13 January 2000) and then went to live in Thailand. While there he compiled a Thai-Khmer dictionary, and in 2001 was commissioned by the World Bank to compile a series of labour law manuals for Cambodia.[10] He moved to Pattaya, Thailand in 2004. In June 2008 Falkus was arrested in Pattaya and charged with paying 13-year-old boys for sex, and was bailed on a surety of 200,000 baht.[13] He denied being either gay or a pedophile and stated he never lured young boys anywhere and for any purposes.[14]

Falkus returned to the UK and lived in Norwich, Norfolk. On 28 November 2017 he was found hanged by the neck (aged 77) at his home in Arrandale Lodge Earlham Road Norwich. The Norfolk Coroner opened an inquest on 2 February 2018, an inquiry hearing was held on 2 October 2018 when the coroner gave a verdict of suicide.[15][2][16] His funeral service was held at St George’s Catholic parish on 11 December 2017.[17] He died intestate and administration of his estate was granted in London on 19 March 2018.[18]

Works

Books
  • Malcolm Falkus, Readings in the History of Economic Growth a Study of Successful and Promising Beginnings, of Special Relevance for Students in Underdeveloped Countries, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1968.
  • Malcolm Falkus, The Industrialisation of Russia, 1700-1914 (Studies in Economic History), Palgrave, 1972, ISBN 9780333116494.
  • Eleanora & Philippe Jullian, Malcolm Falkus & Paolo Monelli Bairati, La Belle Epoque: Fifteen Euphoric Years of European History, New York, William Morrow, 1978, ISBN 9780688033279.
  • Malcolm Falkus, Britain Transformed: an Economic and Social History, 1700-1914, Ormskirk, Causeway Press, 1987, ISBN 9780946183357.
  • Malcolm Falkus and John Gillingham, Historical Atlas of Britain, London, Kingfisher Books, 1987, ISBN 9780862722944.
  • Malcolm Falkus, Always under Pressure: a History of North Thames Gas since 1949, Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1988, ISBN 9780333468197.
  • Malcolm Falkus, The Blue Funnel Legend: History of the Ocean Steam Ship Company, 1865-1973, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1990, ISBN 9780333522837.
  • Malcolm Falkus, Called To Account: a History of Coopers & Lybrand in Australia, Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1993, ISBN 9781863734394.
  • Malcolm Falkus, Growth, Distribution and Political Change, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999, ISBN 9781349143580.
  • Ryoshin Minami, Kwan S. Kim and Malcolm Falkus (editors), Growth, Distribution and Political Change: Asia and the Wider World (Studies in the Economies of East and South Asia), London, St. Martin's Press, 1999, ISBN 9780312222673.

References
  1. "Births registered in England & Wales, March Quarter 1940". FreeBMD. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. General Register Office: Death Certificate: Malcolm Edward Falkus
  3. Denniston, Robin (1 April 1995). "The Independent'. Obituary: Christopher Falkus". The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. Falkus, Malcolm (1972). The Industrialisation of Russia, 1700-1914. Palgrave. ISBN 9780333116494.
  5. Falkus, Malcolm (1987). Britain Transformed: an Economic and Social History, 1700-1914. Ormskirk: Causeway Press. ISBN 9780946183357.
  6. Falkus, Malcolm (1988). Always under Pressure: A History of North Thames Gas since 1949. Basingstoke: Macmillan. pp. xi. ISBN 0333468198.
  7. Falkus, Malcolm (1988). Always under Pressure: A History of North Thames Gas since 1949. Basingstoke: Macmillan. ISBN 0333468198.
  8. Falkus, Malcolm (1993). Called To Account: a History of Coopers & Lybrand in Australia, Sydney. Sydney: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 9781863734394.
  9. Falkus, Malcolm (1990). The Blue Funnel Legend: History of the Ocean Steam Ship Company, 1865-1973. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333522837.
  10. "Pulse News: Malcolm Falkus Obituary". University of New England. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  11. "Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia". Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  12. "A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia". Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  13. "Former teacher faces charges of molesting underage boys". Pattaya Mail. July 2008.
  14. "British teacher arrested for underage sex". Pattaya Today. 1–15 July 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  15. "Inquest open into death of Malcolm Falkus". Eastern Daily Press. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  16. "Norfolk County Council, Coroners Inquests". Norfolk County Council, Coroners Inquest. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  17. "St George's Catholic Parish Newsletter Advent 2017" (PDF). St George's Catholic Parish. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  18. "Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)". Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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