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History and Historians in the Nineteenth Century
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620 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1913
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G.P. Gooch
188 books1 followerDr. George Peabody Gooch in the English edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._P._Gooch
George Peabody Gooch OM CH FBA (21 October 1873 – 31 August 1968) was a British journalist, historian and Liberal Party politician. A follower of Lord Acton who was independently wealthy, he never held an academic position, but knew the work of historians of continental Europe.
Dr. George Peabody Gooch werd op 21 oktober 1873 in Londen geboren. Zijn voornaamste wetenschappelijke opleiding ontving hij aan Trinity College te Cambridge; verder studeerde hij nog in Berlijn en Parijs. Na zijn studie begaf hij zich in de politiek en zetelde van 1906 tot 1910 in het Lagerhuis als liberaal afgevaardigde voor Bath. Toen hijniet herkozen werd verliet hij de politiek, zonder zijn levendige belangstelling voor de landszaken te verliezen. In 1911 werd hij redacteur van The Contemporary Review. In deze functie ontwikkelde hij zich tot een der voornaamste historici van Engeland. Zeer bekend zijn zijn historische werken over Frederik de Grote, Maria Theresia, Katharina de Grote en Lodewijk XV. Deze studies munten uit door degelijk historisch onderzoek en levendige stijl. Gooch was eredoctor van Oxford en Durham en lid van de British Academy; hij is ook voorzitter geweest van de Historical Association.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._P._Gooch
George Peabody Gooch OM CH FBA (21 October 1873 – 31 August 1968) was a British journalist, historian and Liberal Party politician. A follower of Lord Acton who was independently wealthy, he never held an academic position, but knew the work of historians of continental Europe.
Dr. George Peabody Gooch werd op 21 oktober 1873 in Londen geboren. Zijn voornaamste wetenschappelijke opleiding ontving hij aan Trinity College te Cambridge; verder studeerde hij nog in Berlijn en Parijs. Na zijn studie begaf hij zich in de politiek en zetelde van 1906 tot 1910 in het Lagerhuis als liberaal afgevaardigde voor Bath. Toen hijniet herkozen werd verliet hij de politiek, zonder zijn levendige belangstelling voor de landszaken te verliezen. In 1911 werd hij redacteur van The Contemporary Review. In deze functie ontwikkelde hij zich tot een der voornaamste historici van Engeland. Zeer bekend zijn zijn historische werken over Frederik de Grote, Maria Theresia, Katharina de Grote en Lodewijk XV. Deze studies munten uit door degelijk historisch onderzoek en levendige stijl. Gooch was eredoctor van Oxford en Durham en lid van de British Academy; hij is ook voorzitter geweest van de Historical Association.
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November 12, 2014
Practitioners of History
The author, a noted twentieth century historian, has assessed some of the leading historians of the previous century. His historical and biographical knowledge are impressive. This a large book and few readers will read it from cover to cover. Its best use is to see what the author has to say about one's favorite historians. Some examples are in order. Although Mr. Gooch appreciates the glittering literacy of Thomas MaCaulay's essays, he abhors his dishonesty and exaggerations. But MaCaulay was not a historian, he was an advocate who wrote history. Moreover, although he was often unjust, he was not always wrong. The author was on surer ground in his treatment of the two great American historians, Prescott and Parkman, who combined style with great accuracy and research. There is of course much more and Mr. Coach's tour of a century of historical writing is both informative and stimulating.
The author, a noted twentieth century historian, has assessed some of the leading historians of the previous century. His historical and biographical knowledge are impressive. This a large book and few readers will read it from cover to cover. Its best use is to see what the author has to say about one's favorite historians. Some examples are in order. Although Mr. Gooch appreciates the glittering literacy of Thomas MaCaulay's essays, he abhors his dishonesty and exaggerations. But MaCaulay was not a historian, he was an advocate who wrote history. Moreover, although he was often unjust, he was not always wrong. The author was on surer ground in his treatment of the two great American historians, Prescott and Parkman, who combined style with great accuracy and research. There is of course much more and Mr. Coach's tour of a century of historical writing is both informative and stimulating.
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