Edgar Prestage
| Edgar Prestage GOSE | |
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| Born | 20 July 1869 Manchester, England |
| Died | 10 March 1951 (aged 82) London, England |
| Occupation | Academic |
Edgar Prestage GOSE (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.[1]
Biography
Born in Manchester on 20 July 1869, he served as professor of Portuguese at King's College, London between 1923 and 1936, and had authored over a hundred publications.[2][3] He died in London on 3 March 1951.[4][5] In his obituary, he was described as "Britain's leading authority of his era on Portuguese literature and history".[6]
Honours
- Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Portugal (2 September 1930)[7]
References
- Back to citation "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35607. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
- Back to citation The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 141. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via archive.org.
- Back to citation "Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951)". King's College London Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- Back to citation "Professor Edgar Prestage". The Advocate. 5 April 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
- Back to citation "Edgar Prestage (1869–1951)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Back to citation "Obituary" (PDF). University of Manchester. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- Back to citation "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
- Works by Edgar Prestage at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edgar Prestage at the Internet Archive
- Works by Edgar Prestage at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)