H. P. R. Finberg
Herbert Patrick Reginald Finberg (1900–1974)[1] was an English historian and publisher. After working at several publishing companies and founding his own (Alcuin Press), he joined the faculty of Leicester University in 1952.[2] He became head of the Department of English Local History, which was recognised as the only centre for postgraduate studies in the subject.[3] He edited the journal Agricultural History Review and three volumes of early Anglo-Saxon charters, Early Charters of Devon and Cornwall (1953), Early Charters of the West Midlands (1961) and Early Charters of Wessex (1964).[4] He also edited Scandinavian England. Collected Papers by F. T. Wainwright. Other works included Tavistock Abbey (1949), The Formation of England (1974) and Manual of Catholic Prayer (1962).[1][2]
References
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- ^ a b "Professor Herbert Patrick Reginald Finberg, M.A., D.Litt". The Antiquaries Journal. 55 (2): 493–493. September 1975. doi:10.1017/S0003581500008830. ISSN 1758-5309.
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- ^ Ault, W. O. (April 1965). "Review of Early Charters of Wessex". Speculum. 40 (2). doi:10.2307/2855575. JSTOR 2855575.
