Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929

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Name (Latin)
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929
Other forms of name
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, cardinal
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, Cardinal, 1846-1929
Date of birth
1846-10-05
Date of death
1929-04-05
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 71382001
Wikidata: Q664387
Library of congress: n 50077535
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Wikipedia description:

Francis Aidan Gasquet (born Francis Neil Gasquet; 5 October 1846 – 5 April 1929) was an English Benedictine monk and historical scholar. He controversially challenged what he regarded as the anti-Catholic narrative of the English history of his age, and uncovered the extent of the Black Death in England. He was created a cardinal in 1914.

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