Edgar Prestage Explained

Edgar Prestage
Honorific Suffix:GOSE
Birth Date:20 July 1869
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Death Place:London, England
Occupation:Academic

Edgar Prestage (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

Notes and References

  1. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . 978-0-19-861412-8 . 10.1093/ref:odnb/35607 . 2004 .
  2. Book: The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers . . 141 . 1917 . 2021-09-28 . archive.org.
  3. Web site: Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951). King's College London Archives. 23 April 2016.
  4. News: Professor Edgar Prestage . . 4 . 1951-04-05 . 2021-09-28 . NewspaperArchive.
  5. Web site: Edgar Prestage (1869–1951) . . 2021-09-28.
  6. Web site: Obituary. University of Manchester. 23 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas. Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. 12 October 2021.

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