John Holland Rose Explained

John Holland Rose
Birth Place:Bedford, England
Death Place:Cambridge, England
Nationality:British
Alma Mater:Owen's College, Manchester
Christ's College, Cambridge

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]

Career

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).

Family life

In 1880, Holland Rose married Laura K. Haddon; they had one son and two daughters.[5]

He died on 3 March 1942.[5]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Leopold G. W. Legg, Edgar T. Williams. The Dictionary of National Biography, 1941–1950. Oxford University Press, 1959. Page 736.
  2. Web site: Cambridge history of the British Empire / General editors: J. Holland Rose, A.P. Newton (and) E.A. Benians. – Version details – Trove. nla.gov.au. 10 July 2015.
  3. Book: Rose, J. Holland . The Development of the European Nations; 1870–1921 . New York and London . G.P. Putnam's Sons . 1922 . 6th . 22 September 2018 . Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: Rose, J. Holland 1855–1942 (John Holland) [WorldCat Identities]]. worldcat.org. 10 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Rose, John Holland (1855–1942), historian. oup.com. 10 July 2015.
  6. Book: subscription. Who Was Who. 978-0-19-954089-1. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U231225. Rose, John Holland, (1855–3 March 1942), Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. 2007.
  7. Who's Who, 1935, Published by A&C Black Limited, 1935
  8. Web site: Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 10 July 2015.
  9. Review of 'The Life of Napoleon I' by John Holland Rose. Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art. 10 May 1902. 93. 2428. 602–603.

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