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Percy Ewing Matheson

1859 – 1946

British scholar and author

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About Percy Ewing Matheson

Lived 1859 – 1946 (aged 86–87). Percy Ewing Matheson was a British academic, literary scholar, writer and historian.

Percy Ewing Matheson (23 January 1859 – 11 May 1946) was a writer and honorary fellow of New College, Oxford.

Matheson's wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, and predeceased her husband in 1935.

Selected works A skeleton outline of Roman history (1885) (transl.) The Theory of the State by Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1885) National ideals (1915) (transl.) Epictetus. The Discourses and Manual, together with fragments of his writings in 3 vols. (1916) Holy Russia and Other Poems (1918) The growth of Rome (1922)

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Important facts

Born
1859
Birth century
19th century
Died
11 May 1946, Oxford
Occupation
Academic, literary scholar, writer, historian
Nationality
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Education
Balliol College
Employers
New College
Awards
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Also known as
P. E. M., Percy Matheson

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Who was Percy Ewing Matheson?

British scholar and author (1859–1946)

When was Percy Ewing Matheson born?

Percy Ewing Matheson was born in 1859.

When did Percy Ewing Matheson die?

Percy Ewing Matheson died on 11 May 1946 in Oxford.

What was Percy Ewing Matheson's occupation?

Percy Ewing Matheson was an academic, literary scholar, writer and historian.

What nationality was Percy Ewing Matheson?

Percy Ewing Matheson was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Percy Ewing Matheson

· Wikidata: Q7167334

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