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Edward Augustus Freeman

1823 - 1892

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Edward Augustus Freeman (2 August 1823 – 16 March 1892) was an English historian, architectural artist, and Liberal politician, a one-time candidate for Parliament. He held the position of Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford, where he tutored Arthur Evans; later he and Evans were activists in the Balkan uprising of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1874–1878) against the Ottoman Empire. After the marriage of his daughter Margaret to Evans, he and Evans collaborated on the fourth volume of his History of Sicily. He was a prolific writer, publishing 239 distinct works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Augustus Freeman is the 534th most popular historian (down from 526th in 2019), the 5,748th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,259th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Edward Augustus Freeman ranks 534 out of 561. Before him are Romila Thapar, Charles Oman, Richard Bauckham, Warren Treadgold, Vasily Struve, and Andrei Lankov. After him are Anthony Grafton, Ellen Meiksins Wood, Iain Pears, Bernard Bailyn, James H. Billington, and Jonathan Riley-Smith.

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Among people born in 1823, Edward Augustus Freeman ranks 81. Before him are Charlotte Mary Yonge, Sanford Robinson Gifford, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Henry Wirz, Francis Parkman, and George Henry Williams. After him are Coventry Patmore, William Hart, and Thomas Francis Meagher. Among people deceased in 1892, Edward Augustus Freeman ranks 86. Before him are Georgi Valkovich, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Alexandre Levy, Teréz Karacs, James Skivring Smith, and Harry Atkinson. After him is Newton Booth.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Augustus Freeman ranks 5,750 out of 8,785. Before him are Adam Ant (1954), Terry George (1952), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), Walter Smith (1948), John Evan (1948), and Helen Bannerman (1862). After him are Josephine Tewson (1931), Kenneth Williams (1926), Val Guest (1911), Peter Doherty (1913), Gary McKinnon (1966), and Margaret Wycherly (1881).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Edward Augustus Freeman ranks 72. Before him are George Grote (1794), Orlando Figes (1959), Simon Schama (1945), Jan Morris (1926), Richard Bauckham (1946), and Warren Treadgold (1949). After him are Iain Pears (1955), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Peter Heather (1960), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Michael Wood (1948), and Adrian Goldsworthy (1969).

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