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 supersedes
John Mitchell Kemble's ''Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici''.
History
Birch worked in the
British Museum
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Department of Manuscripts between 1864 and 1902, transcribing and cataloguing Anglo-Saxon charters.
Bibliography
His large output includes:
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References
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Historians of England
19th-century English historians
1842 births
1924 deaths
20th-century English historians