John Holland Rose
| Professor John Holland Rose | |
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| Born | 28 June 1855 Bedford, England |
| Died | 3 March 1942 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bedford Modern School |
| Alma mater |
Owen’s College, Manchester Christ's College, Cambridge |
John Holland Rose (28 June 1855 in Bedford – 3 March 1942) was an influential English historian who wrote a famous biography of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, and also wrote a history of Europe, entitled The Development of the European Nations among other historical works. He was Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 and his retirement in 1934.
Rose was born in Bedford in 1855. He was educated at Bedford Modern School where he was an exhibitioner, at Owen’s College, Manchester and at Christ's College, Cambridge.
In 1911-1919 Rose was a reader in modern history at the University of Cambridge. He was the first Vere Harmsworth Professor of Naval History at the University of Cambridge between 1919 and his retirement in 1933. He was an honorary member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Rose was the basis for C. P. Snow's fictional character M. H. L. Gay (see "Years of Hope: Cambridge, Colonial Administrator in the South Seas, and Cricket" by Philip Snow).
In 1880 Rose married Laura K. Haddon; they had one son and two daughters.\
He died on 3 March 1942.
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