George Henry Tupling
George Henry Tupling FRHistS (1883 – 1962) was a British historian who was Vice-President of the Chetham Society and President and Editor of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society.
G. H. Tupling | |
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| Born | 1883 |
| Died | 1962 (aged 78–79) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of London |
Life
Tupling was educated at the University of London gaining a Bachelors BSc(Econ) degree then proceeded to MA and PhD. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[1][2] He was one of the first to apply modern approaches to the study of local economic history in his Economic History of Rossendale (1927).[2][3]
He was a Member of the Chetham Society, elected as Council Member in 1934 and then Vice-President in 1938[4] and later a Member of Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society from 1960.[5] He was also involved in the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, being a Council Member from 1933 to 1961, twice Editor (1934–8 and 1949–54), President (1946–9) and Vice-President (1949–61).[1][2][3]
Select bibliography
- The Economic History of Rossendale, Chetham Society, New Series, 86 (1927).
- “The Royal and Seignorial Bailiffs of Lancashire in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries”, Chetham Miscellanies VIII, Chetham Society, New Series, 109 (1945).
- South Lancashire in the reign of Edward II: As illustrated by the pleas at Wigan recorded in Coram Rege roll no. 254, Chetham Society, Third Series, 1 (1949).
References
- "Obituary: George Henry Tupling". Transactions of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 72: 177–79. 1962.
- Astling, A. (2012). "A Life in Local History: George Henry Tupling, 1883–1962". Transactions of Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 108: 56–68.
- "G. H. Tupling". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Chetham Society: Past Officers" (PDF). Chetham Society. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- "Lit and Phil Card Index | TUPLING, George Henry Dr". cardindex.manlitphil.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2021.