Edward Augustus Freeman
Edward Augustus Freeman was a historian, university teacher, politician, writer and justice of the peace (1823–1892). He was born at Harborne and died at Alicante.
Also recorded as E. A. Freeman; Edward A. Freeman.
Edward Augustus Freeman in brief
- Born
- 1823
- Died
- 1892
- Known for
- historian, university teacher, politician, writer and justice of the peace
- Place of birth
- Harborne
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings E. A. Freeman and Edward A. Freeman. His recorded language was English.
He married Eleanor Gutch. One child is recorded: Margaret Freeman Evans.
Formation and teaching
Edward Augustus Freeman studied at Trinity College.
As a teacher, Edward Augustus Freeman is recorded in connection with Arthur Evans. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Career and activity
He was employed by University of Oxford. Recorded position is Regius Professor of History, University of Oxford. He belonged to Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Russian Academy of Sciences, American Antiquarian Society and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Catalogued works
44 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1673 to 1979.
Ælfred (849-901) (DNB00). The Dioceses of England. The History of the Norman Conquest of England, its causes and its results. History of federal government ... Disestablishment and disendowment, what are they. General sketch of history. Outlines of history. Old-English history. English towns & districts. Race and language. William the conqueror. The Ottoman power in Europe, its nature, its growth, and its decline /by Edward A. Freeman. Sicily Phoenician, Greek, and Roman. The history of the Norman Conquest of England. Historical essays. The ancient cave-men of Devonshire. History of Europe. The chief periods of European history. Western Europe in the fifth century. Some points in the later history of the Greek language. The history and conquests of the Saracens. Inaugural address delivered at the annual meeting of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society held at Crewkerne, August 29th, 1871. Glastonbury British and English. The Turks in Europe. The Eastern question in its historical bearings. Inaugural address delivered at the annual meeting of the Somersetshire Archæological and Natural History Society held at Crewkerne, August 29th, 1871. Sentimental and practical politics. Sketches from Eastern Sicily. Essays - English and American - Volume 28. Poems, legendary and historical. History of Germany. The historical geography of Europe. The life of William the Conqueror. The history of the Norman conquest of England, it s causes and its results. Essays of Freeman, Froude, Gladstone, Newman, Stephen, etc. Old English history for children. Historical and architectural sketches, chiefly Italian. General sketch of European history. Maria Cooley Cropsey, graphite on off-white wove paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1970.9.13. Race and language / Edward Augustus Freeman (1823-92)., dated 1979, held by Wellcome Collection. The historical geography of Europe / by Edward A. Freeman., dated 1882, held by Wellcome Collection. Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), dated 1747, held by Wellcome Collection. King George IV. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven and W. Finden after Sir T. Lawrence, 1831., dated 1831, held by Wellcome Collection. English Language Autograph Letters: FR-FU, dated 1673-1916, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 36 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 14 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Freeman, Edward Augustus (1823–1892), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Freeman, Edward Augustus (1823–1892), historian, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. ‘Edward Semper Augustus’: E. A. Freeman on Rome, the Papacy, and the Unity of History1, Making History, 2015. Edward Augustus Freeman., A century of science and other essays. Freeman, Edward Augustus (1823–92), The Dictionary of British Classicists, 2004.
Digitised editions and texts
12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (University of Oxford) and DataCite (BSB - Bavarian State Library).
The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times (1894) — Internet Archive. William the Conqueror (1902) — Internet Archive. Studies of Travel: Greece — Internet Archive. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine (1897) — Internet Archive. Sketches from the subject and neighbour lands of Venice (1881) — Internet Archive. History of Scotland — Internet Archive. History of Europe (1889) — Internet Archive. History of Italy (1883) — Internet Archive. Sketches from French travel (1891) — Internet Archive. Essays, English and American (1910) — Internet Archive. The illusion of finality: time and community in the writings of E.A. Freeman, J.B. Bury and the English-Teutonic circle of historians (2016) — DataCite (University of Oxford). Rezension: G. A. Bremner / Jonathan Conlin (Hg.): Making History. Edward Augustus Freeman and Victorian Cultural Politics (rezensiert von Bohumil Jiroušek) (2018) — DataCite (BSB - Bavarian State Library).
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 2 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Edward Augustus Freeman studied at Trinity College. Arthur Evans is recorded as having studied under Edward Augustus Freeman. the recorded working language is English.
Employment is recorded with University of Oxford. Positions recorded include Regius Professor of History, University of Oxford. Membership is recorded of Hellenic Philological Society of Constantinople, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and Russian Academy of Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are The History of the Norman Conquest of England.
Chronology
- 1823Edward Augustus Freeman born at Harborne.
- 1881Sketches from the subject and neighbour lands of Venice digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1892Edward Augustus Freeman died at Alicante.
- 1894The Growth of the English Constitution from the Earliest Times digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1897Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1902William the Conqueror digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Edward Augustus Freeman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1292269: Edward Augustus Freeman
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