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Arnold Toynbee was a grandson of Joseph Toynbee, a nephew of the 19th-century economist Arnold Toynbee (1852–1883), and a descendant of prominent British intellectuals for several generations. Having won a scholarship, he was educated at Winchester College , an all-boys independent boarding school in Winchester, Hampshire.
A Study of History is a 12-volume universal history by the British historian Arnold J. Toynbee, published from 1934 to 1961.It received enormous popular attention but according to historian Richard J. Evans, "enjoyed only a brief vogue before disappearing into the obscurity in which it has languished."
Arnold Toynbee (historian, born 1852) (died 1883), British economic historian Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975), British historian and author of A Study of History Topics referred to by the same term
The Toynbee Convector, a time-travel story by Ray Bradbury, vaguely based on the philosophy of Arnold Joseph Toynbee; Toynbee's law of challenge and response, after Arnold J. Toynbee. Toynbee tiles, mysterious tiles embedded in the streets of a number of US and South American cities; The X-Men character Toad, whose 'real name' is Mortimer Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee (/ ˈ t ɔɪ n b i /; 23 August 1852 – 9 March 1883) was an English economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working classes.
Toynbee-tile enthusiasts believe that a native Philadelphian created the Toynbee tiles because of the large number that appear in the city, their apparent age, the variety of carving styles, the presence of the "tile creator's screed," and the Philadelphia address on the Santiago tile.
Mary Louisa "Polly" Toynbee (/ ˈ t ɔɪ n b i /; born 27 December 1946) [1] is a British journalist and writer. She has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998.. She is a social democrat and was a candidate for the Social Democratic Party in the 1983 general election.
Jocelyn Mary Catherine Toynbee, FSA, FBA (3 March 1897 – 31 December 1985 [1]) was an English archaeologist and art historian. "In the mid-twentieth century she was the leading British scholar in Roman artistic studies and one of the recognized authorities in this field in the world."