Edgar Prestage GOSE (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.[1]
Edgar Prestage | |
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Born | Manchester, England | 20 July 1869
Died | 10 March 1951 London, England | (aged 82)
Occupation | Academic |
Biography edit
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 edit
- Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Portugal (2 September 1930)[7]
References edit
- ^ "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 or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 141. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via archive.org.
- ^ "Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951)". King's College London Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Professor Edgar Prestage". The Advocate. 5 April 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Edgar Prestage (1869–1951)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Obituary" (PDF). University of Manchester. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links edit
- Works by Edgar Prestage at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edgar Prestage at Internet Archive
- Works by Edgar Prestage at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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