Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy

Extended obituaries of deceased Fellows of the British Academy

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Since its earliest years, the British Academy has published extended obituaries (memoirs) of deceased Fellows of the British Academy. Collectively the biographical memoirs of the British Academy make up a chapter in the intellectual history of Britain, and are used as a source by biographers and historians.

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy are posted online as PDF files, building into an open access resource (ISSN 2753-6777). Biographical Memoirs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy are authored by invitation only.

Memoirs

Alphabetical listing of Biographical Memoirs

Links to published Memoirs, available as downloadable PDF files

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