Zachary Nugent Brooke

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Zachary Nugent Brooke
Born (1883-12-01)1 December 1883
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Cambridge
Nationality British
Fields Medieval history
Institutions St John's College, Cambridge
Alma mater Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

Zachary Nugent Brooke FBA (born 1 December 1883, died 7 October 1946) was a British medieval historian and author.

Life

Brooke was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire and St John's College, Cambridge. In 1908, he was elected to a Drosier Fellowship at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. He was appointed as the second Professor of Medieval History at Cambridge in 1944.[1] He was appointed as a Fellow of the British Academy in 1940.[2]

Brooke is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground, off Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, with his wife Rosa Grace Brooke (1888-1964).[1]

He was the father of Christopher N. L. Brooke, who is also a medieval historian and fellow of Gonville and Caius College.

Works

His published works include:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biography at Find a Grave Accessed 24 July 2015
  2. British Academy Register entry Accessed 24 July 2015

External links

Academic offices
Preceded by Professor of Medieval History, University of Cambridge
1944–1946
Succeeded by
David Knowles


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