Anthony Steel | |
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&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Portrait_of_Principal_Sir_Anthony_Steel_(1900-1973),_1960s_(cropped).jpg) Steel, c. 1950-60s | |
| Born | Anthony Bedford Steel 24 February 1900 |
| Died | 3 October 1973 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, Wales (1949–1966) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Medieval English history |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | A. Rupert Hall |
Anthony Bedford Steel OBE (24 February 1900 – 3 October 1973) was a British historian, specialising in medieval England. He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, and principal of Cardiff University from 1949 to 1966.[1] Among his publications were a monograph on the reign of Richard II, as well as a biography of the 19th-century writer Robert Smith Surtees, titled Jorrick's England. He also translated Albert Sorel's L'Europe et la Revolution Francaise into English (as Europe and the French Revolution).[2]
- ^ Fox, Jessica S. (19 July 2005). "The story of my great grandfather". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Humanities and Social Studies Archives". Cardiff University. Retrieved 3 September 2008.