Hay, Denys

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Hay, Denys
Date of birth
1915-08-29
Date of death
1994-06-14
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
History
War--History--20th century
Occupation
College teachers
Historians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 61639169
Wikidata: Q5259853
Library of congress: n 50025022
Sources of Information
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1915)
  • Vergilius, P. The Anglica historia, 1950
  • Wikipedia, 25 February 2019(Denys Hay; Professor Denys Hay FRSE FBA (29 August 1915-14 June 1994) was a British historian specializing in medieval and Renaissance Europe; born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; During the Second World War he was officially employed as a war historian; lectured in Modern History at the University of Edinburgh from 1945 until 1954, then becoming Professor of Medieval and Renaissance History until he retired in 1980; His final posting was to the European University Institute in Florence, where he was Professor in the History Department; died in Edinburgh)
  • LCN note: b.1915