About Edwin Rich
Lived 1904 – 1979 (aged 74). Edwin Rich was a British historian.
Edwin Ernest Rich (4 August 1904 – 7 July 1979) was a 20th-century historian.
Education Rich was born in Bristol. He was educated at Colston's School and Selwyn College, Cambridge. He was fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, from 1930 to 1957; Proctor of Cambridge University in 1939; Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History from 1951 to 1970; and Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge from 1957 to 1973. He died in Heydon, Cambridgeshire, in 1979.
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Who was Edwin Rich?
British historian
When was Edwin Rich born?
Edwin Rich was born on 4 August 1904 in Bristol.
When did Edwin Rich die?
Edwin Rich died on 7 July 1979 in England, Heydon, Cambridgeshire.
What was Edwin Rich's occupation?
Edwin Rich was a historian.
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Edwin Rich was British.
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