About: W. G. Hoskins

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William George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape. His work has had lasting influence in the fields of local and landscape history and historical and environmental conservation.

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  • William George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape. His work has had lasting influence in the fields of local and landscape history and historical and environmental conservation. (en)
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  • 1908-05-22 (xsd:date)
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  • William George Hoskins (en)
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  • 1992-01-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Reader in English Local History at University College, Leicester (en)
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  • William George Hoskins (en)
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  • Exeter, Devon, England (en)
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  • Hoskins in an English landscape (en)
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  • 1992-01-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Cullompton, Devon, England (en)
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  • University College of South West England (en)
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  • The Making of the English Landscape (en)
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  • Reader in English Local History at University College, Leicester (en)
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  • William George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape. His work has had lasting influence in the fields of local and landscape history and historical and environmental conservation. (en)
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