Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1980) Winner
Francis Stewart Leland Lyons
フランシス・スチュアート・レランド・ライオンズ
Furanshisu Suchuāto Rerando Raionzu
Aliases:
F. S. L. Lyons / Leland Lyons
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-11-11 （Derry, Northern Ireland）
- Died
- 1983-09-21 （Dublin, Ireland） age 59
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Protestant (Church of Ireland)
- Residence History
- Derry, Northern Ireland → Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland → Dover, Kent, England → Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- historian, academic, Provost of Trinity College Dublin
- Active Years
- 1943-1983
- Affiliations
- University of Hull, Trinity College Dublin, University of Kent, Eliot College
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| The High School, Dublin | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| Trinity College Dublin | — | Modern History and Political Science | — | 1940年代 | Ireland |
Dover College
Country:
United Kingdom
The High School, Dublin
Country:
Ireland
Trinity College Dublin
Modern History and Political Science
Period:
1940年代
Country:
Ireland
Elected a Scholar in 1943
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Heinemann Prize | Charles Stewart Parnell | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize | Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939 | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Wolfson History Prize | Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939 | — | — | 受賞 |
Heinemann Prize
1978
Work:
Charles Stewart Parnell
Result:
受賞
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize
1979
Work:
Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939
Result:
受賞
Wolfson History Prize
1979
Work:
Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ireland Since the Famine
1971 HistoryStandard university textbook for Irish history from the mid-19th to late-20th century
Irish historyGreat Faminerevisionism
Charles Stewart Parnell
1977 BiographyBiography of Charles Stewart Parnell
Irish independenceParnell
Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939
1979 HistoryExplores culture and political anarchy in Ireland from 1890 to 1939
cultureanarchy
Bibliography
- The Irish Parliamentary Party, 1890–1910
- The fall of Parnell, 1890–91
- Internationalism in Europe 1815–1914
- John Dillon: A Biography
- Ireland Since the Famine
- Charles Stewart Parnell
- Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890–1939
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- perceptiverevisionist
- Recurring Motifs
- Irish historyGreat Faminenationalism
Health
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short illness1983年led to his death
Legacy
Regarded as author of 'the definitive work of modern Irish history'; served as Provost of Trinity College Dublin
Trivia
- Family were Irish Protestants of Presbyterian and Church of Ireland background
- One son, Nicholas Lyons, served as Lord Mayor of London
- Buried at Trinity College Chapel
- Known as 'Le' among friends and family