George Burton Adams
George Burton Adams | |
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| Born | June 3, 1851 Vermont |
| Died | May 26, 1925 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Historian |
George Burton Adams (June 3, 1851 – May 26, 1925) was an American medievalist historian who taught at Yale University from 1888 to 1925.
Adams was born on June 3, 1851, in Fairfield, Vermont.[1][2]
He was noted for his written works as well as his 1908 address as president of the
American Historical Review. Adams was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1899,[3] and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1918.[4]
He died on May 26, 1925, in New Haven, Connecticut.[2]
Works
- Civilization during the Middle Ages (1894)
- Growth of the French Nation (1896)
- The History of England; From the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066–1216) (1905)[5]
- Constitutional History of England (1921)[6]
Citations
- ^ Rabb 1951, p. 177.
- ^ a b Leland, Waldo G. (October 1925). "George Burton Adams". Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. 35 (2): 177–178.
- ^ "MemberListA | American Antiquarian Society". www.americanantiquarian.org.
- ^ "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ISSN 1937-5239.
- ISSN 0003-0554.
References
- Rabb, Reginald E. (1951). "George Burton Adams". In Ausubel, Herman (ed.). Some Modern Historians of Britain: Essays in Honor of R. L. Schuyler. Dryden Press. pp. OCLC 1178535330.
External links
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- Works by George Burton Adams at Project Gutenberg
- Works by George Burton Adams at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by or about George Burton Adams at Internet Archive
- Works by George Burton Adams at Google Books
- Works by George Burton Adams at Open Library
- History and the Philosophy of History, 1908 Presidential Address at the American Historical Association
- George Burton Adams Papers (MS 30). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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