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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Clark, Kenneth Mackenzie, Baron Clark (1903–1983), art patron and historian
David Piper
Clark, Kenneth Mackenzie, Baron Clark (1903–1983), art patron and historian, was born at 32 Grosvenor Square, London, on 13 July 1903, the only child of Kenneth Mackenzie Clark and his wife, (Margaret) Alice, daughter of James McArthur of Manchester and formerly of Paisley...
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Froissart, Jean (1337?–c. 1404), historian and poet
Michael Jones
Froissart, Jean (1337
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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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Gibbon, Edward (1737–1794), historian
David Womersley
Gibbon, Edward (1737–1794), historian, was born at Lime Grove, Putney, on 27 April 1737, the son of Edward Gibbon (1707–1770), MP and farmer, and his first wife, Judith (1709/10–1747), the daughter of James Porten. His life reveals much about literary relations between England...
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Gilbert, Sir John Thomas (1829–1898), historian and antiquary
C. L. Falkiner
revised by Colm Lennon
Gilbert, Sir John Thomas (1829–1898), historian and antiquary, was born at 23 Jervis Street, Dublin, on 23 January 1829, the son of John Gilbert (d. 1833), an English protestant of Devon origin, who had established himself in Dublin in the Spanish wine trade, and who for many years held the post of consul at ...
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Law, Thomas Graves (1836–1904), historian
P. H. Brown
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Law, Thomas Graves (1836–1904), historian, was great-grandson of Edmund Law, bishop of Carlisle, and grandson of Edward Law, first Baron Ellenborough. Born on 4 December 1836 at Yeovilton in Somerset, Law was third son and fourth of eight surviving children of William Towry Law (1809–1886)...
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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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Namier, Sir Lewis Bernstein (1888–1960), historian
John Cannon
Namier, Sir Lewis Bernstein (1888–1960), historian, was born on 27 June 1888 at Wola Okrzejska in Russian Poland. According to family testimony the baby was presumed dead and revived only at the last minute. His antecedents and life were complex. His parents had just moved from ...
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O'Brien, Conor Cruise (1917–2008), diplomatist, politician, and author
Geoffrey Wheatcroft
O'Brien, Conor Cruise (1917–2008), diplomatist, politician, and author, was born Donal Conor David Dermod Donat Cruise O'Brien at 44 Leinster Road, Dublin, on 3 November 1917, the son of Francis Cruise O'Brien (d. 1927), journalist, and his wife, Kathleen (Katherine), née Sheehy (...
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O'Callaghan, John Cornelius (1805–1883), journalist and historian
D. M. Cregier
O'Callaghan, John Cornelius (1805–1883), journalist and historian, was born at Dublin, the son of John O'Callaghan, one of the first Catholics allowed to practise law in Ireland after the partial relaxation of the penal laws in 1793. He was educated at the Jesuit school of ...
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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.
