Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, first Baron Acton (1834–1902), historian and moralist, was born at Naples on 10 January 1834, the only child of Sir Ferdinand Richard Edward Acton, seventh baronet (1801–1837), and Marie Louise Pelline de Dalberg (1812–1860), the French-bred heir of ...
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Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, first Baron Acton (1834–1902), historian and moralist
Josef L. Altholz
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Gasquet, Francis Neil [name in religion Aidan] (1846–1929), cardinal and historian
Dominic Aidan Bellenger
Gasquet, Francis Neil [name in religion Aidan] (1846–1929), cardinal and historian, was born on 5 October 1846 in Somers Town, north London, the third son of the six children of Raymond Gasquet, a physician whose family had emigrated from Toulon during the French Revolution, and his wife, ...
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Lesley [Leslie], John (1527–1596), bishop of Ross, historian, and conspirator
Rosalind K. Marshall
Lesley [Leslie], John (1527–1596), bishop of Ross, historian, and conspirator, was born on 29 September 1527, the eldest illegitimate son of Gavin Lesley, parson of Kingussie, Inverness-shire, a descendant of the Lesleys of Balquhain. His mother was apparently a Ruthin, daughter of the laird of ...
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Lingard, John (1771–1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian
Peter Phillips
Lingard, John (1771–1851), Roman Catholic priest and historian, only son of John Lingard (c.1738–1804), a carpenter and builder, and his wife, Elizabeth Reynolds (c.1733–1824), was born in Winchester on 5 February 1771. He was one of the last students to study at the ...
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Paris, Matthew (c. 1200–1259), historian, Benedictine monk, and polymath
Simon Lloyd and Rebecca Reader
Paris, Matthew (c. 1200–1259), historian, Benedictine monk, and polymath, reveals very little about his own life and personal circumstances. This is disappointing as well as ironical, considering his compulsive concern to collect and record information relating to the events and affairs of his own time, and his acute inquisitiveness concerning times past. Even his parentage, nationality, and social origins remain uncertain....
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Stevenson, Joseph (1806–1895), historian, archivist, and Church of England clergyman
Francis Edwards
Stevenson, Joseph (1806–1895), historian, archivist, and Church of England clergyman, was born on 27 November 1806 at Berwick upon Tweed, the eldest son of Robert Stevenson, surgeon, and his wife, Elizabeth Wilson. He had two sisters. After his first schooling at Witton-le-Wear he entered the grammar school attached to ...
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Wadding, Luke [name in religion Francis] (1588–1657), Roman Catholic priest and historian
Ignatius Fennessy
Wadding, Luke [name in religion Francis] (1588–1657), Roman Catholic priest and historian, was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 16 October 1588 and baptized on 18 October, St Luke's day.
