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Walter de Gray Birch (1842–1924) was an English historian, editor and author. He is best known for his ''Cartularium Saxonicum — A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History'', which supersede
Walter de Gray Birch (1842–1924) was an English historian, editor and author. He is best known for his ''Cartularium Saxonicum — A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History'', which supersede John Mitchell Kemble
John Mitchell Kemble (2 April 1807 – 26 March 1857), English scholar and historian, was the eldest son of Charles Kemble the actor and Maria Theresa Kemble. He is known for his major contribution to the history of the Anglo-Saxons and philology ...
's ''Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici''.
History
Birch worked in theBritish Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
Department of Manuscripts between 1864 and 1902, transcribing and cataloguing Anglo-Saxon charters.
Bibliography
His large output includes: * * * * *References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Birch, Walter de Gray Historians of England 19th-century English historians 1842 births 1924 deaths 20th-century English historians