J. B. Bury
Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Bagnell Bury FBA (UK: /ˈbʊərɪ/; 16 October 1861 – 1 June 1927) was an Anglo-Irish[1][2] historian, classical scholar, Medieval Roman historian and philologist. He objected to the label "Byzantinist" explicitly in the preface to the 1889 edition of his Later Roman Empire. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin (1893–1902), before being Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and a Professorial Fellow of King's College, Cambridge from 1902 until his death.
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Born | (1861-10-16)16 October 1861 County Monaghan, Ireland |
Died | 1 June 1927(1927-06-01) (aged 65) Rome, Italy |
Relatives | Robert Gregg Bury (brother), J. P. T. Bury (nephew) |
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Education | Trinity College Dublin |
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Notable students | Steven Runciman, Norman Baynes |
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