Thomas Duffus Hardy

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Thomas Duffus Hardy (born May 22, 1804 in Port Royal , Jamaica, † June 15, 1878 ) was an English historian.

Live and act

Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy joined the Public Record Office ( State Archives ) in London in 1819 as a clerk, where he remained employed until his death; from 1861 he was director of the same, in 1869 he was knighted.

The government entrusted him with editing the Monumenta historica britannica , for which he wrote the general introduction. He issued a large number of medieval documents on English history with skill and care.

Fonts (selection)

  • Rotuli litterarum clausarum 1204-27 . London 1833-44.
  • Rotuli litterarum patentium 1201-16 . London.
  • Rotuli Normanniae 1200-1209 .
  • Modus tenendi parliamentum . London. 1846.
  • Descriptive catalog of materials relating to the history of Great Britain . London 1871 (3 vol.)
  • Registrum Palatinum Dunelmense 1311-16 . London 1874–78 (4 vols.)

He also wrote a remarkable biography of the master of the rolls, Lord Langdale , in 1852 .

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Hardy, Thomas Duffus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hardy, Thomas Duffus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English historian writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH Port Royal
DATE OF DEATH June 15, 1878