G. M. Trevelyan
G. M. Trevelyan was a British historian and writer (1876–1962). He was born at Welcombe Hotel and died at Cambridge.
Also recorded as George Macauley Trevelyan; George Macaulay Trevelyan.
Overview
Born at Welcombe Hotel in 1876, died at Cambridge in 1962.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings George Macauley Trevelyan and George Macaulay Trevelyan. His recorded languages were English and Slovene.
He was the child of Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet and Caroline Philips. He married Janet Trevelyan. 3 children are recorded: Mary Caroline Trevelyan, Theodore Macaulay Trevelyan and Charles Humphry Trevelyan.
Career and activity
He was employed by University of Cambridge. Recorded positions include Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Regius Professor of History, Cambridge University and Chancellor of Durham University. He belonged to Royal Society, British Academy, Polish Academy of Learning, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities.
Recognition and collections
G. M. Trevelyan received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fellow of the British Academy, Serena Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society and Order of Merit.
Catalogued works
38 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1919 to 1981.
Mr. Thayer’s Life of Cavour. England under the Stuarts. Illustrated English Social History, 4 Volumes. Illustrated English Social History - 4 Volume Set in Slipcase. Illustrated English Social History, Volume One. History of England Volume III - From Utrecht to Modern Times. Illustrated English Social History Volume Three The Eighteenth Century. Grey of Fallodon. [] [Author. History of England Volume II the Tudors and the Stuart Era. A Shortened History of England. English Social History. History of England, Vol. II. English Social History - A Survey Of Six Centuries Chaucer To Queen Victoria. England under Queen Anne The Peace and the Protestant Succession. Illustrated English Social History - Volume Two - The Age Of Shakespeare And The Stuart Period. Illustrated English Social History, Volume Three. Illustrated English Social History. Illustrated English Social History Volume III. Grey of Fallodon Being the Life of Sir Edward Grey Afterwards Viscount Grey of Fallodon. England in the Age of Wycliffe 1368 - 1520. History of England. History of England, Vol. 2. Illustrated English Social History - Volume One - Chaucer's England & The Early Tudors. Clio, a Muse. Life of John Bright. Recreations of an Historian. Poetry and Philosophy of George Meredith. Select Documents for Queen Anne's Reign. History and the Reader. Garibaldi and the thousand / G. M. Trevelyan., dated 1965,, held by Wellcome Collection. English social history : a survey of six centuries ; Chaucer to Queen Victoria / by G. M. Trevelyan., dated 1944,, held by Wellcome Collection. Studies in social history : a tribute to G.M. Trevelyan / [edited by J.H. Plumb]., dated [1955], held by Wellcome Collection. A history of Trinity college, Dublin, 1591-1892 / by Constantia Maxwell ; with a foreword by G.M. Trevelyan., dated 1946, held by Wellcome Collection. The journeys of Celia Fiennes / edited and with an introduction by Christopher Morris ; with a foreword by G.M. Trevelyan., dated 1947, held by Wellcome Collection. The record of the first British Red Cross unit for Italy / supported by the Committee in Aid of the Italian Wounded ; [by G.M. Trevelyan and 3 others]., dated [1919 or 1920?], held by Wellcome Collection. Trevelyan on the making of the English language., dated 1981, held by Wellcome Collection. Illustrated English social history., dated [1950-1952], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 18 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Trevelyan, Humphrey, Baron Trevelyan (1905–1985), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Trevelyan, Baron, (Humphrey Trevelyan) (27 Nov. 1905–8 Feb. 1985), Who Was Who, 2007. Trevelyan, Paulina Jermyn [Pauline] [née Paulina Jermyn], Lady Trevelyan (1816–1866), art patron and critic, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Trevelyan, Humphrey, Baron Trevelyan (1905–1985), civil servant in India and diplomatist, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Trevelyan, Julian, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
English social history. A Survey of Six Centuries chaucer to Queen Victoria. In englischer Sprache. (1948) — Internet Archive. Illustrated English Social History: 3 (1966) — Internet Archive. History of England Volume II the Tudors and the Stuart Era (1952) — Internet Archive. Illustrated English Social History (1942) — Internet Archive. A SHORTENED HISTORY OF ENGLAND (1960) — Internet Archive. History of england (1945) — Internet Archive. English Social History A survey Of Six Centuries Chaucer to Queen Victoria (1944) — Internet Archive. Select documents for queen Annes Reign down to the union with scotland 1702-7 (1929) — Internet Archive. Illustrated English Social History Vol-3 (1942) — Internet Archive. Reviews (2023) — DataCite (Archaeology Data Service).
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 24 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
G. M. Trevelyan studied at Harrow School, Trinity College and Wixenford School. the recorded working language is English and Slovene.
Employment is recorded with University of Cambridge. Positions recorded include Master of Trinity College, Cambridge and Regius Professor of History, Cambridge University. Membership is recorded of Royal Society, British Academy and Polish Academy of Learning.
Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fellow of the British Academy and Serena Medal.
Chronology
- 1876G. M. Trevelyan born at Welcombe Hotel.
- 1942Illustrated English Social History digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1945History of england digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1948English social history. A Survey of Six Centuries chaucer to Queen Victoria. In englischer Sprache. digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1952History of England Volume II the Tudors and the Stuart Era digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1960A SHORTENED HISTORY OF ENGLAND digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1962G. M. Trevelyan died at Cambridge.
- 1966Illustrated English Social History: 3 digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“G. M. Trevelyan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1373357: G. M. Trevelyan
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