James Tait (historian)
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James Tait | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1863 |
| Died | 4 July 1944 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic advisors | Arthur Lionel Smith |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Middle Ages |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Medieval History |
| Institutions | |
James Tait, FBA (19 June 1863 – 4 July 1944) was an English medieval historian. With Thomas Frederick Tout, he was the second major figure in the "Manchester School of History".[1]
He was born in Broughton, Salford, on 19 June 1863, the son of Robert Ramsay Tait, a seed merchant, and his wife Annie Case. He entered Owens College, Manchester, aged 16, and in 1883 graduated there, in history, the institution having meanwhile become part of the federal Victoria University, with other colleges in Leeds and Liverpool. He then studied at Balliol College, Oxford under Arthur Lionel Smith, and obtained a first class degree in 1887.[2] Whilst at Oxford, he was a member of the exclusive Stubbs Society.
Appointed Assistant Lecturer at Manchester in 1887, Tait became lecturer in Ancient History in 1896. He served as Professor of Ancient and Medieval History, from 1902 to 1919.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1921.[3]
Tait was noted for his retiring, scholarly life, in Fallowfield and then in Wilmslow. He died unmarried, in Wilmslow, on 4 July 1944.[3]
