Dorothy Whitelock
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Dorothy Whitelock, CBE, FSA, FRHistS, FBA (11 November 1901 – 14 August 1982) was an English historian. From 1957 to 1969, she was the Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Cambridge.[1] Her best-known work is English Historical Documents, vol. I: c. 500-1042, which she edited. It is a compilation of translated sources, with introductions.
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Born | (1901-11-11)11 November 1901 |
Died | 14 August 1984(1984-08-14) (aged 82) |
Nationality | British |
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Education | Leeds Girls' High School |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
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Discipline | History |
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Her other works include The Beginnings of English Society (1952), After Bede (1960), The Audience of Beowulf (1951), and Genuine Asser (1967), in which she argued against V. H. Galbraith's assertion that Asser's Life of King Alfred was a forgery by Leofric.