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THOMAS HODGKIN (1831- )

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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 557 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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THOMAS HODGKIN (1831- )  ,
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British historian, son of John Hodgkin (1800-1875),
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barrister, was born in
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London on the 29th of
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July 1831 . Having been educated as a member of the Society of Friends and taken the degree of B.A. at London University, he became a partner in the banking house of Hodgkin, Barnett & Co., Newcastle-on-
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Tyne, a
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firm afterwards amalgamated with Lloyds'
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Bank . While continuing in business as a banker, Hodgkin devoted a good
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deal of time to
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historical study, and soon became a leading authority on the
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history of the early
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middle ages, his books being indispensable to all students of this period . His chief
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works are, Italy and her Invaders (8 vols., Oxford, 1880-1899); The Dynasty of
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Theodosius (Oxford, 1889);
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Theodoric the Goth (London, 1891); and an introduction to the Letters of Cassiodorus (London, 1886) . He also wrote a
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Life of Charles the
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Great (London, 1897); Life of George Fox (Boston, 1896); and the opening
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volume of Longman's
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Political History of England (London, 1906) .

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