James Tait (historian)
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James Tait,
Life
He was born in
Appointed Assistant Lecturer at Manchester in 1887, Tait became lecturer in Ancient History in 1896. He served as Professor of Ancient and Medieval History, from 1902 to 1919.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1921.[3]
Tait was noted for his retiring, scholarly life, in Fallowfield and then in Wilmslow. He died unmarried, in Wilmslow, on 4 July 1944.[3]
Works
Tait's major works were Mediaeval Manchester and the Beginnings of Lancashire (1904), the first volume of the history series of Manchester University Press and a standard work for the rest of the century, and The Medieval English Borough (1936).[3][4][5]
He published on local history, with contributions to the Victoria County History of Lancashire, and he also edited The Domesday Survey of Cheshire (1916).[3][6]
He was a Member of the Chetham Society, serving as Member of Council (1901–44) and President (1915–25).[7] He contributed several works which were published by the Society.[8][9]
Notes
- ^ Frederick Maurice Powicke (1946). James Tait, 1863–1944. G. Cumberlege. p. 26.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36406. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-631-14708-4.
- ISBN 978-1-86064-286-9.
- ISBN 978-1-86077-240-5.
- ISBN 978-0-415-14367-7.
- ^ "Chetham Society: Officers and Council" (PDF). Chetham Society. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Tait, James (1945). "Centenary of the Chetham Society (1843–1943)". Chetham Miscellanies: New Series: Vol. VIII. Chetham Society, New Ser. Vol. 109. pp. 3–10.
- ^ Tait, James (1939), "The Chetham Society: A Retrospect", Chetham Miscellanies: New Series: Vol. VII, Chetham Society, New Ser., vol. 100, pp. 1–26
External links
- James Tait Papers at the John Rylands Library, Manchester
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