Henry Hallam

Henry Hallam.

Henry Hallam (born July 9, 1777 in Windsor (Berkshire) , † January 21, 1859 in Pickhurst, now London ) was an English historian.

Hallam received his first training at Eton , studied at Oxford and London, settled permanently in the latter town, joined the Whigs and found access to the most brilliant Whiggist circles of the time.

Under the Whig government he briefly served as chief accounting officer and then became a curator at the British Museum . From 1805 he worked for the Edinburgh Review . In 1845 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . He spent his last years in seclusion in Pickhurst, where he died on January 21, 1859.

As a historian, Hallam was distinguished by thorough research and keen understanding, as well as non-partisan presentation and classical style.

Works

View of the state of Europe during the middle ages (London. 1818, 2 vols .; new edition 1884; German by F. v. Halem, Leipz. 1820, 2 vols.), Supplemented by
Supplemental notes (1848), a work distinguished as much by thoroughness of research and sharpness of judgment as by richness of thought and classical style; also the excellent one
Constitutional history of England from the accession of Henry VII. To the death of George II. (London 1827, 2 vol .; latest edition 1878; German von Rüder, Leipzig 1828-29) and the
Introduction to the literature of Europe in the XV., XVI. and XVII. centuries (1837–39, 4 vols .; latest edition 1882).

Hallam founded in 1825. with Brougham, Mackintosh, John Russell, Althorp and others the Society for the Dissemination of Useful Knowledge among the People.

Individual evidence

^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed December 14, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hallam, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English chronicler
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1777
PLACE OF BIRTH	Windsor (Berkshire)
DATE OF DEATH	January 21, 1859
Place of death	London

[1] Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed December 14, 2019 .