H. W. C. Davis
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Henry William Carless Davis CBE FBA (13 January 1874 – 28 June 1928) was a British historian, editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, and Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History.
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Born | (1874-01-13)13 January 1874 Ebley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 28 June 1928(1928-06-28) (aged 54) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Education | Weymouth College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Occupation | Historian |
Known for | Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography |
Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
Term | 1925–1928 |
Predecessor | Charles Harding Firth |
Successor | Maurice Powicke |
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