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Edgar Prestage

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Edgar Prestage GOSE (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.[1]

Edgar Prestage

GOSE
Born(1869-07-20)20 July 1869
Manchester, England
Died10 March 1951(1951-03-10) (aged 82)
London, England
OccupationAcademic

Biography edit

Born in Manchester on 20 July 1869, he served as professor of Portuguese at King's College, London between 1923 and 1936, and had authored over a hundred publications.[2][3] He died in London on 3 March 1951.[4][5] In his obituary, he was described as "Britain's leading authority of his era on Portuguese literature and history".[6]

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References edit

  1. ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35607. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 141. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via archive.org.
  3. ^ "Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951)". King's College London Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Professor Edgar Prestage". The Advocate. 5 April 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ^ "Edgar Prestage (1869–1951)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). University of Manchester. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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