David Hannay (historian)
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David McDowall Hannay (25 December 1853 – 29 May 1934) was an
Hannay was born in London. His father, James Hannay, had been in the Royal Navy, but later became a journalist and novelist. David Hannay was educated at Westminster School, and then joined his father, who was British consul in Barcelona, as vice-consul.[1]
Over a period of years he wrote on naval topics in many journals and magazines. His first book was a monograph on Admiral Robert Blake, and he contributed several other works to various series of naval biographies. In addition, his interest in Spain led to a study of its literature and he became a recognized authority on Spanish affairs.[1]
Hannay was an original member of the
He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.[1]
Publications
- Admiral Blake (1886) [1]
- Life of Tobias George Smollett (1887) [2]
- Life of Frederick Marryat (1889) [3]
- Rodney (1891) (George Bridges Rodney) [4]
- Don Emilio Castelar (1896) [5]
- The Later Renaissance (1898), from the series Periods of European Literature edited by George Saintsbury [6]
- A short history of the Royal Navy in 2 vols. vol. 1 (1898) vol.2 (1907)
- Ships and Men (1910)
- The Sea Trader: his friends and enemies (1912) [7]
- Naval Courts Martial (1914) [8]
- Diaz (1917) (Mexican President Porfirio Díaz) [9]
- Spain (1917) [10]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Mr. David Hannay". The Times. No. 46768. London. 31 May 1934. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Hannay, David". Who's Who: 1129. 1920. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
Works by or about David McDowall Hannay at Wikisource- Works by David Hannay at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about David Hannay at Internet Archive
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