About George Arnold Wood
Lived 1865 – 1928 (aged 63). George Arnold Wood was a historian.
George Arnold Wood (7 June 1865 – 14 October 1928) was an English Australian historian notable for writing an early work on Australian history entitled The Discovery of Australia.
Throughout his career Wood wrote for the Manchester Guardian, supporting Irish Home Rule and opposing Imperial Federation.
He married Eleanor Madeline Whitfeld, and had three sons and a daughter. while another was Frederick Wood, professor of history at Victoria University College in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Who was George Arnold Wood?
English Australian historian (1865-1928)
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George Arnold Wood was born on 7 June 1865.
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George Arnold Wood died on 14 October 1928.
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George Arnold Wood was a historian.
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