Walter Alison Phillips
Walter Alison Phillips | |
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Born | 21 October 1864 |
Died | 28 October 1950 | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | History of Europe |
Institutions |
Walter Alison Phillips
A former
Early life
The son of John and Jane Phillips of
In the
Career
At first, Phillips concentrated his efforts on writing. His first book, published in 1896, was a translation of selected poems of Walther von der Vogelweide,[7] followed the next year by The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833.[8] In 1901 appeared his Modern Europe, 1815–1899.[9]
From 1903 to 1911, Phillips was Chief Assistant Editor of the
Phillips was strongly opposed to Irish Home Rule and once declared that "Ireland is not a nation, but two peoples separated by a deeper gulf than that dividing Ireland from Great Britain".[12] His 1923 book The Revolution in Ireland 1906–1923 was criticized for being too partisan of the Unionist point of view.[14]
By 1922, Phillips was a member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA).[15] Outside his own specialism in European history, he contributed articles to the Encyclopædia Britannica on musical and literary subjects, including the Nibelungenlied.[16]
Publications
- Phillips, Walter Alison (1896). Selected Poems of Walter von der Vogelweide, the Minnesinger, done into English verse, with an introduction and six illustrations. London: Smith, Elder – via Internet Archive.
- Phillips, W. Alison (1897). The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833. London: Smith, Elder – via Internet Archive.
- Phillips, W. Alison (1901). Modern Europe, 1815–1899. Periods of European History. Vol. VIII. London: Rivingtons – via Internet Archive.
- Phillips, W. Alison (1905) [1903]. George Canning. Oxford Biographies (new and cheaper ed.). London: Methuen – via Internet Archive.
- Cambridge Modern History. Vol. v.10. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press– via Internet Archive.
- chapters by W. Alison Phillips: I: "The Congresses, 1815–22"; VI: "Greece and the Balkan Peninsula"; XVII: "Mehemet Ali"
- Phillips, Walter Alison (1920) [1914]. The Confederation of Europe; A Study of the European Alliance, 1813–1823, as an Experiment in the International Organization of Peace (2nd ed.). London: Longmans, Green – via Internet Archive.
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, signed by the initials "W. A. P."; some published separately on the outbreak of the First World War:
- Phillips, Walter Alison; Headlam, James Wycliffe; Holland, Arthur William (1914). A Short History of Germany and her Colonies. London: Encyclopædia Britannica – via Internet Archive.
- Steed, H. Wickham; Phillips, Walter Alison; Hannay, David (1914). A Short History of Austria-Hungary and Poland. London: Encyclopædia Britannica – via Internet Archive.
- Phillips, Walter Alison;
- Phillips, W. Alison (1926) [1923]. The Revolution in Ireland 1906–1923 (2nd ed.). London: Longmans, Green – via Internet Archive.
- Phillips, Walter Alison, ed. (1933–1934). History of the Church of Ireland: from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. London: Oxford University Press. [in 3 volumes]
References
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Table of contributors". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. xi.
- ^ a b c E. P. Hart, Merchant Taylors' School Register, 1851-1920 (1923), p. 130: "Phillips, Walter Alison, b. 21 October 1864, s. of John and Jane, Epsom. Left 1882; Exhib. of Merton Coll., Oxf.; BA (1st Cl. Hist.) 1885; MA 1889; Sen. Schol. of St. John's 1886; Pres. Oxford Union Soc. 1887; Chief Asst. Editor of the Ency. Brit. (11th Ed.) 1903-11; Special Correspondent of the Times in S. America 1912; on staff of the Times, 1913; Lecky Prof. of Modern Hist. T.C.D. since 1914... W. Alison Phillips, Trinity College Dublin."
- ^ a b c d e Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 300.
- ^ The Taylorian: a journal devoted to the interests and amusements of the boys of Merchant Taylor's school; vol. VII (1886), p. 229: "W. A. Phillips, of Merton College, has been elected President of the Oxford Union Society, of which C. J. Blacker, of the same College, is Treasurer."
- ^ The Cambridge Review; Volume 8 (1887), p. 396: "Mr. W. A. Phillips, St. John's, Ex-President of Oxford Union Society, substitute for Mr. J. D. Power, Downing College, the mover of the adjournment, opened the Debate "That in the opinion of this House it is desirable to concede Home Rule for Ireland".
- ^ Joseph S. Meisel, Public Speech and the Culture of Public Life in the Age of Gladstone (Columbia University Press, 2001), p. 24
- ^ Appleton's Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events, 1896–1899, p. 475
- ^ The War of Greek Independence, 1821 to 1833, publication details at books.google.com
- ^ Modern Europe, 1815–1899, outline at ks.google.com
- ^ S. Padraig Walsh, Anglo-American general encyclopedias: a historical bibliography (1968), p. 49
- ^ James Johnston Auchmuty, Lecky: a biographical and critical essay (Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co., 1945), p. 127: "The first holder of the Lecky Chair was Professor Walter Alison Phillips, Litt.D ., later Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, who was appointed in 1914. Few more suitable appointments could have been made..."
- ^ a b G. K. Chesterton, Irish Impressions (2002 reprint), p. 138
- ^ Chris Wrigley, A. J. P. Taylor: radical historian of Europe (2006), p. 378
- ^ Review in Journal of the British Institute of International Affairs vol. 2, no. 6 (Nov. 1923), pp. 260–262 at jstor.org (subscription required)
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 12th edition, vol. 3, schedule of contributors
- ^ Phillips, Walter Alison (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. . In
External links
- Works by W. Alison Phillips at ebooksread.com
- Walter Alison Phillips at Wikisource — includes list of articles authored by him
- Works by or about Walter Alison Phillips at Internet Archive