Henry Halford Vaughan
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Sir Henry Halford Vaughan, or Halford Vaughan (27 August 1811-19 April 1885) was an English historian
, Regius Professor of History at Oxford University
, 1848-1858. The son of Sir John Vaughan
(1769-1839). His own son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, Regius Professor of History at Oxford University
Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is an old-established professorial position. The first appointment was made in 1724...
, 1848-1858. The son of Sir John Vaughan
John Vaughan (puisne judge)
Sir John Vaughan PC was an English judge.Vaughan was born at Leicester, the third but second surviving son of Dr. James Vaughan a physician at Leicester, and his wife, Hester née Smalley. He was called to the bar in June 1791. In 1816 he became King's Serjeant and in 1827 he became Baron of...
(1769-1839). His own son was the educationalist William Wyamar Vaughan
William Wyamar Vaughan
William Wyamar Vaughan was a British educationalist.Vaughan was the son of Sir Henry Halford Vaughan, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. In 1898 he married Margaret Symmonds, daughter of John Addington Symonds; they had two sons and a daughter. Their daughter was noted physiologist,...