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George Ramsay

1909 – 1992

Irish historian

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About George Ramsay

Lived 1909 – 1992 (aged 82–83). George Ramsay was an Irish historian.

George Daniel Ramsay, FBA (25 May 1909 – 11 June 1992) was an Irish historian. He was a tutor (from 1937) and fellow (from 1938) of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, until he retired in 1974. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1990.

Publications The Wiltshire Woollen Industry in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, Oxford Historical Monographs (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1943) (Editor) Two Wiltshire Tax Lists, 1545 and 1576, Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Records Series, vol. 10 (Devizes: Wiltshire Record Society, 1954) English Overseas Trade during the Centuries of Emergence: Studies in Some Modern Origins of the English-speaking World (London: Macmillan, 1957) (Editor) John Isham, Mercer and Merchant Adventurer: Two Account Books of a London Merchant in the Reign of Elizabeth I, Publications of Northamptonshire Record Society, vol. 21 (Gateshead: Northumberland Press, 1962) The City of London in International Politics at the Accession of Elizabeth Tudor (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1975) The Queen's Merchants and the Revolt of the Netherlands (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1986)

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Born
1909
Birth century
Died
1992
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George Daniel Ramsay

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Frequently asked questions

Who was George Ramsay?

Irish historian (1909-1992)

When was George Ramsay born?

George Ramsay was born in 1909.

When did George Ramsay die?

George Ramsay died in 1992.

What was George Ramsay's occupation?

George Ramsay was a historian.

What nationality was George Ramsay?

George Ramsay was Irish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Ramsay

· Wikidata: Q124396896

· DBpedia: George Ramsay (historian)

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