Henry Francis Pelham

Henry Francis Pelham ( born September 19, 1846 in Bergh Apton, Norfolk, † February 12, 1907 ) was a British historian.

Henry Francis Pelham was the grandson of the 2nd Earl of Chichester, Thomas Pelham and son of John Thomas Pelham, who was from 1857 to 1893 Bishop of Norwich. Pelham was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College. In 1873 he married Laura Priscilla Buxton, the daughter of Sir Edward North Buxton. The marriage produced two daughters and three sons (including Sir Edward Henry Pelham ) emerged. At Exeter College, he worked as a tutor and teacher of Ancient History. 1887 Pelham Reader was in ancient history. In 1889 he was Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University and remained so until his death in 1907. 1890 he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. In 1895 he published an article on the Roman frontier system ( The Roman Frontier System). From 1897 until his death he was president of Trinity College, Oxford. In 1902 he became a Fellow of the British Academy. For the Encyclopædia Britannica, he wrote the article on Roman history. His publishing activities curtailed cataract disease.

Writings

  • Outlines of Roman history. Percival, London 1893.
  • Francis Haverfield (ed.): Essays by Henry Francis Pelham. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1911, online.
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