Alfred Francis Pribram (1859–1942) was a British historian of Austrian origin.

Life

He was born on 1 September 1859 in

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, England, the son of Heinrich Pribram and Sophie Pribram. He died on 7 May 1942 in London.

Career

Pribram contributed several biographies to the

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. He was professor of history at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

from 1894 to 1930. From 1929 onwards, he was responsible for the Austrian part of the

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. Pribram wrote several books on history and foreign affairs.

References

British historians 1859 births 1942 deaths Writers from London {{UK-historian-stub