Award-winning Oxford history professor who was expert on Italy's fascists is found dead two days before his 58th birthday

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An award-winning history professor who was an expert on Italy's fascists hanged himself two days before his 58th birthday, an inquest has heard. 

Professor Christopher Duggan was found at the home in Twickenham, south west London, that he shared with his wife, an art historian.

Before his death earlier this month, the 57-year-old professor had been appointed to a research professorship in the History department of the University of Reading, Berkshire.

The father-of-two had also been at the start of a two-year research project at Oxford University's All Soul's College.

A spokesman for the Richmond Coroner's Court said that an inquest into Professor Duggan's death had been opened and adjourned for a full inquest to be held in February next year. ...