About Francis Fortescue Urquhart
Lived 1868 – 1934 (aged 65–66). Francis Fortescue Urquhart was a historian.
Francis Fortescue Urquhart (1868–1934) was an English academic, the first Roman Catholic to act as a tutorial fellow in the University of Oxford since the 16th century.
Early life He was born in Montreux, Switzerland, the son of David Urquhart and Harriet Angelina Fortescue. His father died in 1877, and his uncle Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford, played an important role in bringing him up; his middle name Fortescue was added in recognition. He was educated at Beaumont College, Old Windsor, and Stonyhurst College, before becoming a student at Balliol College, Oxford.
Personal life He died on 18 September 1934.
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Who was Francis Fortescue Urquhart?
English historian
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Francis Fortescue Urquhart was born in 1868 in Canton of Geneva, Montreux.
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Francis Fortescue Urquhart died in 1934 in Oxford.
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Francis Fortescue Urquhart was a historian.
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