James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 34 (1952) Winner
George Malcolm Young
ジョージ・マルコム・ヤング
Jōji Marukomu Yangu
Aliases:
G. M. Young
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1882-04-29 （Charlton, Kent）
- Died
- 1959-11-18 （Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire） age 77
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Oxford → Wiltshire
Career
- Occupations
- historian, civil servant, writer, editor
- Active Years
- 1905-1959
- Affiliations
- National Portrait Gallery, British Museum
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Unknown | — | 190? | United Kingdom |
| All Souls College, Oxford | — | Unknown | — | 1905 Fellow | United Kingdom |
St Paul's School
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
Balliol College, Oxford
Unknown
Period:
190?
Country:
United Kingdom
All Souls College, Oxford
Unknown
Period:
1905 Fellow
Country:
United Kingdom
Elected Fellow in 1905
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Companion of the Order of the Bath | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
1917
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Portrait of an Age
1936 History 230 pagesA classic study of Victorian Britain
Victorian erasocial history
Gibbon
1932 BiographyStudy of Edward Gibbon
Enlightenmentphilosophy of history
Charles I and Cromwell
1935 Essay 175 pagesEssay on Charles I and Cromwell
English Civil Warpolitical history
Bibliography
- Gibbon, 1932
- Early Victorian England, 1830-1865 (ed.), 1934
- Charles I and Cromwell: An Essay, 1935
- Portrait of an Age, 1936
- Daylight and Champaign: Essays, 1937
- The Government of Britain, 1941
- Basic, 1943
- Today and Yesterday: Collected Essays and Addresses, 1948
- Scott and History, 1950
- Last Essays, 1950
- Stanley Baldwin, 1952
- English Historical Documents, 1833–1914 (with W. D. Handcock), 1956
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- polished proseintellectual discoursehistorical insight
- Recurring Motifs
- Victorian valuesBritish historycharacter portraits
Health
-
Declining health1940年代後半-1959Limited his writing contributions
Legacy
Author of a classic on the Victorian age, greatly influencing British historiography
Archives
- UK National Archives
Trivia
- Considered himself a product of the Victorian age
- He lived with Mona Wilson for 25 years without marrying