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Edgar Prestage

Edgar Prestage
GOSE
Born(1869-07-20)20 July 1869
Manchester, England
Died10 March 1951(1951-03-10) (aged 82)
London, England
OccupationAcademic

Edgar Prestage GOSE (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.[1]

Biography

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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.[2][3] He died in London on 3 March 1951.[4][5] In his obituary, he was described as "Britain's leading authority of his era on Portuguese literature and history".[6]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "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.)
  2. ^ The Catholic Encyclopedia and its Makers. The Encyclopedia Press. 1917. p. 141. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via archive.org.
  3. ^ "Prestage, Professor Edgar (1869-1951)". King's College London Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Professor Edgar Prestage". The Advocate. 5 April 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.
  5. ^ "Edgar Prestage (1869–1951)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). University of Manchester. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas". Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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