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George Earle Buckle

ジョージ・アール・バックル

Jōji Āru Bakkuru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1854-06-10 (Twerton, Somerset, England)
Died
1935-03-13 (Chelsea, London, England) age 80
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Church of England
Residence History
Twerton, Somerset → Oxford → London

Career

Occupations
Editor, Biographer, Author
Active Years
1880-1935
Affiliations
The Times, All Souls College, Oxford
Memberships
Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford

Education

Honiton Grammar School
General Education
Period: 幼少期
Country: England
Early education
Winchester College
Public School
Period: 1870年代初頭
Country: England
Boarding school
New College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores / Literae Humaniores and Modern History
Degree: 一等優等
Period: 1873-1877
Year of Graduation: 1876
Country: England
Newdigate Prize winner, Fellow of All Souls College (1877-1885)

Awards

Newdigate Prize
1875
Work: Poem
Category:
Organization: University of Oxford
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

1920 Biography

Completed the final four volumes of the biography of Benjamin Disraeli.

PoliticsVictorian Era

The Letters of Queen Victoria

1926 Letters - Edited

Edited six volumes of Queen Victoria's letters from 1861 to her death.

Royalty19th Century

History of The Times

1935 History - Edited

Organized a multi-volume history of The Times.

JournalismNewspaper History

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Objective editorial styleDiscreet narration
Recurring Motifs
Political impartialityHistorical facts

Legacy

Long-serving editor of The Times for 27 years, renowned for editing biographies of Disraeli and Queen Victoria's letters. Contributed to journalism and biographical literature.

Trivia

  • Father-in-law was novelist James Payn.
  • Married twice, two children from first marriage.