Vivian Hunter Galbraith
| Vivian Hunter Galbraith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 December 1889 Sheffield, England |
| Died | 25 November 1976 (aged 86) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Highgate School |
| Alma mater |
Manchester University Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Known for | Works involving, and reappraising the purpose of, the Domesday Book |
| Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
| Term | 1947–1957 |
| Predecessor | Maurice Powicke |
| Successor | Hugh Trevor-Roper |
| Spouse(s) | Georgina Rosalie Cole-Baker 1921–1976 |
| Children | 3, including Mary Moore |
Vivian Hunter Galbraith, FBA (15 December 1889 – 25 November 1976) was an English historian, fellow of the British Academy and Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History.
Galbraith was born in Sheffield, son of David Galbraith, a secretary at the steelworks in Hadfield, and Eliza Davidson McIntosh. He moved with his family to London, and was educated at Highgate School from 1902 to 1906. The family then moved to Manchester, where he attended Manchester University from 1907, and where his lecturers included Maurice Powicke, Thomas Frederick Tout and James Tait. Galbraith would later write the biographical articles on Tout and Tait for the Dictionary of National Biography. Another historian who influenced him was H. W. C. Davis. Galbraith was awarded a first class in modern history by the University in 1910, and won a Brackenbury scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. At Oxford, he won the Stanhope prize in 1911 with an essay on the chronicles of St Albans, achieved a third class in literae humaniores in 1913, and a first class in modern history in 1914.
Galbraith became the Langton research fellow at Manchester University and began studying the records of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey. Following the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in January 1915. He served as a company commander in the Queen's Regiment and was awarded the Croix de guerre avec palme for his courage in Palestine in 1917 and France in 1918.
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