About Edgar Prestage
Lived 1869 – 1951 (aged 81). Edgar Prestage was a British historian, translator and writer.
Edgar Prestage (1869–1951) was a British historian and Portuguese scholar.
Biography Born in Manchester on 20 July 1869, he served as professor of Portuguese at King's College, London between 1923 and 1936, and had authored over a hundred publications. He died in London on 3 March 1951. In his obituary, he was described as "Britain's leading authority of his era on Portuguese literature and history".
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British historian
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Edgar Prestage was born on 20 July 1869 in Manchester.
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Edgar Prestage died on 10 March 1951 in London.
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Edgar Prestage was a historian, translator and writer.
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