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Kathleen Louise Wood-Legh
Kathleen Louise Wood-Legh (1901–1981) was a Canadian historian, specialising in medieval social and economic history. Life Born in Mount Forest, Ontario, Kathleen Wood-Legh was blind from childhood. After completing a BA in 1923 and an MA in 1924, both at McGill University, she travelled to England with her family for further study. In 1926 she began a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD at Newnham College, Cambridge, Newnham College under the supervision of G. G. Coulton, G.G. Coulton on church life in medieval England, completed in 1932. Despite glowing references from G. M. Trevelyan, G.M. Trevelyan, she was unable to secure a permanent academic position and became a tutor and supervisor for undergraduate students at the University of Cambridge. In 1938 she played a leading role in a number of refugee committees, including the Cambridge Refugee Committee, which helped scholars at threat from the expansion of Nazi Germany, and the Cambridge Children’s Refugee Committee, which found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity During the ''Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt'' trial, people became aware that the court needed to identify what was an "objective historian" in the same vein as the reasonable person, and reminiscent of the standard traditionally used in English law of "the man on the Clapham omnibus". This was necessary so that there would be a legal benchmark to compare and contrast the scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
