Arthur James Grant
Arthur James Grant (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was an English historian.[1]
Biography[]
Born in Farlesthorpe, Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and King's College, Cambridge where he graduated BA in Classics in 1884.[2] He became a University Extension lecturer.
In 1901 he married Edith Radford (1863–1929).[1]
He died in Headingley and is buried at St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds.
Academic career[]
Grant was appointed Professor of History at the Yorkshire College, Leeds, which became the University of Leeds in 1904. Upon his retirement from the professorship in 1927 a drypoint portrait was executed by the artist Malcolm Osborne.[3] From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of Modern History at the University of Egypt, Cairo.[2]
Works[]
in St Chad's, Far Headingley, Leeds
- Greece in the Age of Pericles, 1893
- The French Monarchy (1483-1789), 1900
- English Historians, 1906
- (with H. V. Temperley) Europe in the Nineteenth Century, 1927
- A History of Europe from 1494 to 1610, 1931
- The Huguenots, 1935
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 'GRANT, Arthur James', Who Was Who
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Grant, Arthur James (GRNT880AJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Arthur James Grant". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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- "Archival material relating to Arthur James Grant". UK National Archives.
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- Works by Arthur James Grant at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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