Professor Peter Reddaway (September 18, 1939 – July 29, 2024)
Peter Reddaway, a British-American historian and political scientist, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the George Washington University, was a member of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity, founded by President Lennart Meri, from 1999–2008. In 2002, the President of the Republic of Estonia bestowed Professor Reddaway with the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana II Class.
Before joining George Washington University in 1989, Peter Reddaway taught at the London School of Economics and directed the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. At GW, Prof Reddaway taught courses on Soviet and post-Soviet government and politics, and on human rights.
Reddaway studied at Cambridge University, Harvard University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as in the Moscow State University. He was known primarily for his study of the Soviet dissident movement, and his notable books cover the abuse of psychiatry against dissidents in the Soviet Union. Reddaway’s final book The Dissidents: A Memoir was published in 2020.
His grandfather William Reddaway was a History Professor and Director of Scandinavian Studies at Cambridge University, and was elected Honorary Doctor of Tartu University in 1932.
The Embassy of Estonia in Washington commemorates a good friend of Estonia and expresses sincere condolences to Peter Reddaway’s family.
