Sir Richard Lodge (20 June 1855 – 2 June 1936) was a British
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 stu ...
.
He was born at
Penkhull
Penkhull is a district of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, part of Penkhull and Stoke electoral ward, and Stoke Central parliamentary constituency.
Penkhull is a conservation area, and includes Grade II listed buildings such a ...
, Staffordshire, the fourth of eight sons and a daughter of Oliver Lodge (1826–1884) – later a
china clay
Kaolinite ( ) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4. It is an important industrial mineral. It is a layered silicate mineral, with one tetrahedral sheet of silica () linked through oxygen atoms to one octahedral ...
merchant at
Wolstanton
Wolstanton is a suburban town on the outskirts of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
History
The Roman road the Rykeneld Street passed through Wolstanton.
Wolstanton is mentioned in the Norman Domesday book where it is listed amongst the ...
, Staffordshire – and his wife, Grace (née Heath) (1826–1879). His siblings included
Sir Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, (12 June 1851 – 22 August 1940) was a British physicist and writer involved in the development of, and holder of key patents for, radio. He identified electromagnetic radiation independent of Hertz's proof and at his ...
(1851–1940), physicist;
Eleanor Constance Lodge __NOTOC__
Eleanor Constance Lodge (18 September 1869, Hanley, Staffordshire – 19 March 1936) was a British academic who served as vice-principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from 1906 to 1921 and then principal of Westfield College, Hampstead, ...
(1869–1936), historian and Principal of
Westfield College
Westfield College was a small college situated in Hampstead, London, from 1882 to 1989. It was the first college to aim to educate women for University of London degrees from its opening. The college originally admitted only women as students and ...
, London; and
Alfred Lodge
Professor Alfred Lodge MA (1854 – 1 December 1937), was an English mathematician, author, and the first president of The Mathematical Association.
Alfred Lodge was born in 1854 at Penkhull, Staffordshire, one of nine children to Oliver Lodge ...
(1854–1937), mathematician.
Lodge matriculated at
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...
in 1874, graduating B.A. in 1877, and becoming a Fellow of
Brasenose College
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...
in 1878.
He was Professor of History at the
University of Glasgow
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1894–1899 and then Professor of History at the
University of Edinburgh
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from 1899 to 1925. During his time at Edinburgh he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the university, and was a founder of the
Edinburgh University Settlement
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charity which established houses for students and fellows to live amongst the poor of the city. He was a fellow of the
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history.
Origins
The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Histori ...
, and in due course became its president (1929–1933). He was knighted in 1917.
Lodge died on 2 June 1936 aged 80; he was buried at
Holywell Cemetery
Holywell Cemetery is next to St Cross Church in Oxford, England. The cemetery is behind the church in St Cross Road, south of Holywell Manor on Manor Road and north of Longwall Street, in the parish of Holywell.
History
In the mid 19th centu ...
,
Oxford
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
.
Publications
Lodge’s many publications included a biography of
Richelieu in 1896.
References
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External links
Photographic portrait of Sir Richard Lodge at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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1855 births
1936 deaths
People from Penkhull
Knights Bachelor
Academics of the University of Edinburgh
Academics of the University of Glasgow
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society
Presidents of the Royal Historical Society