Raphael Elkan Samuel (26 December 19349 December 1996) was a British Marxist historian and author, described by Stuart Hall as "one of the most outstanding, original intellectuals of his generation". Samuel helped create the History Workshop movement, and was founding editor of ''History Workshop Journal''. He taught at Ruskin College from 1962 until the last year of his life, when he became professor at University of East London and set up a Centre for East London History.
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