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English historian (1855–1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Holland Rose (28 June 1855 – 3 March 1942[1])[2] was an influential English historian who wrote famous biographies of William Pitt the Younger and of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. He also wrote a history of Europe, entitled The Development of the European Nations among other historical works.[3][4] He was Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 and his retirement in 1934.[5][6]
John Holland Rose | |
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| Born | 28 June 1855 Bedford, England |
| Died | 3 March 1942 (aged 86) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater | Owen's College, Manchester Christ's College, Cambridge |
Holland Rose was born in Bedford in 1855.[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School where he was an exhibitioner,[5] at Owens College, Manchester, and at Christ's College, Cambridge.[7]
In 1911–1919, Holland Rose was a reader in modern history at the University of Cambridge.[5] He was the first Vere Harmsworth Professor of Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 and his retirement in 1933.[5] He was an honorary member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.[8]
Holland Rose was the basis for C. P. Snow's fictional character M. H. L. Gay (see "Years of Hope: Cambridge, Colonial Administrator in the South Seas, and Cricket" by Philip Snow).
In 1880, Holland Rose married Laura K. Haddon; they had one son and two daughters.[5]
He died on 3 March 1942.[5]
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