Arthur James Grant

Arthur James Grant (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was an English historian.[1]

The grave of Prof. Arthur James Grant and his wife in St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds

Biography

Born in Farlesthorpe, Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and King's College, Cambridge where he graduated BA in Classics in 1884.[2] He became a University Extension lecturer.

In 1901 he married Edith Radford (1863–1929).[1]

He died in Headingley and is buried at St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds.

Academic career

Grant was appointed Professor of History at the Yorkshire College, Leeds, which became the University of Leeds in 1904. Upon his retirement from the professorship in 1927 a drypoint portrait was executed by the artist Malcolm Osborne.[3] From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of Modern History at the University of Egypt, Cairo.[2]

Works
  • Greece in the Age of Pericles, 1893
  • The French Monarchy (1483-1789), 1900
  • English Historians, 1906
  • (with H. V. Temperley) Europe in the Nineteenth Century, 1927
  • A History of Europe from 1494 to 1610, 1931
  • The Huguenots, 1935

References
  1. 'GRANT, Arthur James', Who Was Who
  2. "Grant, Arthur James (GRNT880AJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. "Arthur James Grant". Retrieved 27 June 2013.


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