Arthur James Grant
The grave of Prof. Arthur James Grant and his wife in St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds
Arthur James Grant (21 June 1862, Farlesthorpe – 24 May 1948, Headingley) was an English historian.[1]
Arthur James 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. From 1897 he was Professor of History at the Yorkshire College, 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] In 1901 he married Edith Radford (1863-1929).[1] From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of Modern History at the University of Egypt, Cairo.[2] He is buried at St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds.
Works
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'GRANT, Arthur James', Who Was Who
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grant, Arthur James (GRNT880AJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Arthur James Grant". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
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