Thomas Duffus Hardy
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
- Sir Thomas Duffus Hardy . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 1911 (English)
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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 |