John Holland Rose

John Holland Rose
Born28 June 1855 (1855-06-28)
Bedford, England
Died3 March 1942 (1942-03-04) (aged 86)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materOwen's College, Manchester
Christ's College, Cambridge

John Holland Rose (28 June 1855 – 3 March 1942[1])[2] was an influential English historian who wrote famous biographies of William Pitt the Younger and of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. He also wrote a history of Europe, entitled The Development of the European Nations among other historical works.[3][4] He was Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 and his retirement in 1934.[5][6]

  1. ^ Leopold G. W. Legg, Edgar T. Williams. The Dictionary of National Biography, 1941–1950. Oxford University Press, 1959. Page 736.
  2. ^ "Cambridge history of the British Empire / General editors: J. Holland Rose, A.P. Newton (and) E.A. Benians. – Version details – Trove". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ Rose, J. Holland (1922). The Development of the European Nations; 1870–1921 (6th ed.). New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved 22 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Rose, J. Holland 1855–1942 (John Holland) [WorldCat Identities]". worldcat.org. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Rose, John Holland (1855–1942), historian". oup.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Rose, John Holland, (1855–3 March 1942), Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge". Who Was Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U231225. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.

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