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J. A. Cramer

John Antony Cramer
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John Cramer (1834)
Born 1793
Mitlödi, Switzerland
Died 24 August 1848(1848-08-24)
Scarborough, England
Nationality British
Education Westminster School
Alma mater Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation Historian
Title Regius Professor of Modern History
Term 1842-1848
Predecessor Thomas Arnold
Successor Henry Halford Vaughan

John Antony Cramer (1793 – 24 August 1848), English classical scholar and geographer, was born at Mitlödi in Switzerland.

He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford. He resided in Oxford till 1844, during which time he held many important offices, being public orator, principal of New Inn Hall (1831–1847) (which he rebuilt at his own expense in 1833), and Regius Professor of Modern History from 1842 until 1848. In 1844 he was appointed to the deanery of Carlisle Cathedral, which he held until his death at Scarborough on 24 August 1848.

His works include:



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