William Fiddian Reddaway

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William Fiddian Reddaway ( August 2, 1872 - January 31, 1949 ) was a British historian.

He was a Fellow and Lecturer at King's College, Cambridge University . From 1907 to 1924 he was a Master of Fitzwilliam College .

He dealt with modern history, especially of the countries of the Baltic Sea region (Scandinavia, Poland, Prussia, Baltic States, Russia). He also wrote a book on the Monroe Doctrine .

He wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica and chapters on Scandinavia for The Cambridge Modern History . From 1941 he was editor of the Cambridge History of Poland.

His urn was buried in King's College Chapel in Cambridge.

Fonts

  • The Monroe Doctrine. The University Press, Cambridge 1898, ( digitized version ).
  • Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia. GP Putnam's Sons, New York NY et al. 1904, ( digitized ).
  • Introduction to the study of Russian history (= Helps for students of history. No. 25, ZDB -ID 1042787-9 ). Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge et al., London et al. 1920, ( digitized ).
  • Marshal Pilsudski. Routledge, London 1939.
  • Modern European history. A general sketch (1492-1924). Arnold, London 1924.
  • as editor: Documents of Catherine the Great. The Correspondence with Voltaire, and the Instruction of 1767 in the English text of 1768. University Press, Cambridge et al. 1931.
  • A History of Europe from 1715 to 1814 (= Methuen's History of medieval and modern Europe. 7, ZDB -ID & key = zdb 1404770-6 ). Methuen, London 1936.
  • Problems of the Baltic (= Current Problems. 2, ZDB -ID 421590-4 ). University Press, Cambridge et al. 1940.
  • A History of Europe from 1610 to 1715 (= Methuen's History of medieval and modern Europe. 6). Methuen, London 1948.