Walter Alison Phillips
English historian (1864–1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the newspaper editor, see Alison Phillips.
Walter Alison Phillips MRIA (21 October 1864 – 28 October 1950) was an English historian, a specialist in the history of Europe in the 19th century. From 1914 to 1939 he was the first holder of the Lecky chair of History in Trinity College Dublin. Most of his writing is in the name of W. Alison Phillips, and he was sometimes referred to as Alison Phillips.
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Born | 21 October 1864 |
Died | 28 October 1950(1950-10-28) (aged 86) |
Nationality | British |
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Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | History of Europe |
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A former president of the Oxford Union and special correspondent of The Times newspaper, he was a prolific author, including contributions to the Encyclopædia Britannica, of which for eight years he was chief assistant editor.