Chancellor's Gold Medal
2 appearances
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Edition 7 (1819) Winner
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Edition 8 (1821) Winner
Thomas Babington Macaulay
トーマス・バビントン・マコーレー
Tōmasu Babinton Makōrē
Aliases:
Lord Macaulay / Baron Macaulay
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1800-10-25 （Rothley Temple, Leicestershire）
- Died
- 1859-12-28 （London） age 59
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish
- Religion
- Evangelical Protestant
- Residence History
- Rothley Temple, Leicestershire → Cambridge → India (Calcutta) → London
Career
- Occupations
- historian, poet, politician
- Active Years
- 1825-1859
- Affiliations
- Privy Council (PC), Royal Society (FRS), Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Influenced By
- John Milton, Virgil
- Influenced
- Lord Acton, G. M. Trevelyan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private school in Hertfordshire | — | — | — | 幼少期 | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | Not classical literature | — | 1818-1825 | United Kingdom |
| — | — | Law | Barrister | — | United Kingdom |
Private school in Hertfordshire
Period:
幼少期
Country:
United Kingdom
Private school
Trinity College, Cambridge
Not classical literature
Period:
1818-1825
Year of Graduation:
1825
Country:
United Kingdom
Won Chancellor's Gold Medal etc.
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Law
Degree:
Barrister
Year of Graduation:
1826
Country:
United Kingdom
Called to the bar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | Poem on Milton | — | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1821
Work:
Poem on Milton
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
1848 History 4000 pagesSeminal Whig history from James II's accession to William III's death, emphasizing progress.
sociopolitical progressWhig history
Lays of Ancient Rome
1842 Narrative poetry 200 pagesPopular poems on heroic episodes in Roman history.
heroismancient Rome
Critical and Historical Essays
1843 Essays 1000 pagesCollection of essays from Edinburgh Review.
literary criticismhistory
Bibliography
- Lays of Ancient Rome (1842)
- The History of England... (1848-1855)
- Critical and Historical Essays (1843)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ringing proseconfident emphasis on progress
- Recurring Motifs
- inevitability of progressconstitutional liberty
Health
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heart attack1857-1859Impeded work and was cause of death
Legacy
Influential Whig historian known for History of England and role in India's education policy.
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in W.S. Gilbert's Patience
- Namesake for protagonist in Marathon Man
Quotes
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Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his gods?"
Source: Lays of Ancient Rome (Horatius) (1842) -
A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia.
Source: Minute on Indian Education (1835)
Trivia
- As a toddler, asked if factory smoke was from hell's fires
- Never married, close to sisters
- Contributed to Indian Penal Code