H. P. R. Finberg
Herbert Patrick Reginald Finberg (1900–1974)[1] was the first Professor of English Local History. Appointed by Leicester University in 1964,[2] his department became recognised as the only centre for postgraduate studies in the subject.[3] He edited three volumes of early Anglo-Saxon charters, Early Charters of Devon and Cornwall (1953), Early Charters of the West Midlands (1961) and Early Charters of Wessex (1964).[4] He also edited Scandinavian England. Collected Papers by F. T. Wainwright. Other works included Tavistock Abbey (1949), The Formation of England (1974) and Manual of Catholic Prayer (1962).[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "Finberg, Herbert Patrick Reginald". AIM25 Archives.
- ^ Baofu, Peter (2012). The Future of Post-Human History. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 9781443838368.
- ^ "H. P. R. Finberg". Oxford Index. Oxford University Press.,
- ^ Ault, W. O. (April 1965). "Review of Early Charters of Wessex". Speculum. 40 (2). doi:10.2307/2855575. JSTOR 2855575.
Categories:
- English historians
- Anglo-Saxon studies scholars
- English local historians