Edgar Prestage
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| Born | 20 July 1869 Manchester, England |
| Died | 10 March 1951 (aged 82) London, England |
| Occupation | Academic |
Edgar Prestage GOSE (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.
Biography
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. He died in London on 3 March 1951. In his obituary, he was described as "Britain's leading authority of his era on Portuguese literature and history".
Honours
Grand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Portugal (2 September 1930)
References
- ^ "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.)
- ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 141. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via archive.org.
- ^ "Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951)". King's College London Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Professor Edgar Prestage". The Advocate. 5 April 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Edgar Prestage (1869–1951)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Obituary" (PDF). University of Manchester. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
External links
- Works by Edgar Prestage at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edgar Prestage at Internet Archive
- Works by Edgar Prestage at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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