William Christopher Atkinson

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William Christopher Atkinson (born August 9, 1902 in Belfast , † September 19, 1992 in Shipton-under-Wychwood , Oxfordshire ) was a British Romanist , historian, Hispanist and Lusitanist .

life and work

Atkinson studied in Belfast and Madrid and graduated in 1925 with a master's degree. From 1926 to 1932 he taught at Armstrong College, University of Durham in Newcastle upon Tyne . From 1932 to 1972 he was Professor of Spanish at the University of Glasgow Stevenson (from 1944 to 1947 also Dean). From 1966 he was director of the Glasgow Institute for Latin American Studies.

Atkinson was honorary professor at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1946). He was Commander of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique (1972).

Works

  • (Ed.) Fernán Pérez de Oliva (1494–1533), Teatro, in: Revue Hispanique 69, 156, 1927, pp. 521–659
  • Hernán Pérez de Oliva. A biographical and critical study, in: Revue Hispanique 71, 160, 1927, pp. 309-484
  • (Ed.) Miguel de Unamuno, Recuerdos de Niñez y de Mocedad , London 1929
  • Spain. A brief history , London 1934
  • (with Edgar Allison Peers and William J. Entwistle ) A Handbook to the Study and Teaching of Spanish , London 1938
  • A History of Spain and Portugal , Harmondswoth 1960, 1967, 1973 (German: Geschichte Spaniens und Portugals , Munich 1962; French: Histoire d'Espagne et du Portugal , Paris 1965)

Translations

  • Luís de Camões , The Lusiads , Hamondsworth 1952
  • The Remarkable Life of Don Diego. Being the autobiography of Diego de Torres Villarroel , London 1958
  • Juan Rodríguez Freyle (1566–1640), The Conquest of New Granada , London 1961
  • Francisco Núñez de Pineda y Bascuñán (1607–1682), The Happy Captive , London 1977

literature

  • Ann L. MacKenzie and Nicholas G. Round, Memoirs William Christopher Atkinson (1902-1992), in: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies 70, Issue 4, 1993, pp. 435-440

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personal data
SURNAME Atkinson, William Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Atkinson, William; Atkinson, William C .; Atkinson, toilet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Romanist, historian, Hispanist and Lusitanist
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Belfast
DATE OF DEATH 19th September 1992
Place of death Shipton-under-Wychwood , Oxfordshire