James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 9 (1927) Winner
Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher
ハーバート・アルバート・ローレンス・フィッシャー
Hābāto Arubāto Rōrensu Fisshā
Aliases:
H. A. L. Fisher
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1865-03-21 （London）
- Died
- 1940-04-18 （London） age 75
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- London → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- historian, educator, politician
- Active Years
- 1888-1940
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford, University of Sheffield
- Memberships
- Royal Society, British Academy, Privy Council
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester College | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| New College, Oxford | — | Modern History | first class degree | 1880年代 | United Kingdom |
Winchester College
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
New College, Oxford
Modern History
Degree:
first class degree
Period:
1880年代
Year of Graduation:
1888
Country:
United Kingdom
Awarded a fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | James Bryce | 伝記部門 | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1937 | Order of Merit | — | — | British Monarch | 受賞 |
| — | Fellow of the Royal Society | — | — | Royal Society | 選出 |
| — | Fellow of the British Academy | — | — | British Academy | 選出 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1927
Work:
James Bryce
Category:
伝記部門
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Order of Merit
1937
Organization:
British Monarch
Result:
受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
選出
Fellow of the British Academy
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A History of Europe
1935 HistoryA three-volume history of Europe.
European history
James Bryce
1927 BiographyBiography of James Bryce, winner of James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
biographypolitics
Bibliography
- The Medieval Empire, Vol. 2, Macmillan & Co., 1898.
- Studies in Napoleonic Statesmanship: Germany, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903.
- The History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of Henry VIII, 1485–1547, Longmans, Green & Co., 1906.
- Bonapartism; Six Lectures Delivered in the University of London, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- The Republican Tradition in Europe, Methuen & Co., 1911.
- Napoleon, H. Holt and Company, 1913.
- Studies in History and Politics, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1920.
- The Common Weal, Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1924.
- James Bryce, 2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1927.
- Our New Religion, Ernest Benn, 1929.
- A History of Europe, Vol. 1. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarlydetailed narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Napoleonic eraEuropean political history
Health
-
Injuries from traffic accident1940年4月Died at St Thomas's Hospital
Legacy
As Minister of Education, promoted the Education Act 1918; renowned historian with 'A History of Europe'.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society
- British Academy
Archives
- New College, Oxford
In Popular Culture
- His underwear was used in Operation Mincemeat.
Trivia
- Died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident during blackout, hit by a lorry.
- His woollen underpants were used on the corpse in Operation Mincemeat.