Goldwin Smith
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Goldwin Smith (13 August 1823 – 7 June 1910) was a British historian and journalist, active in the United Kingdom and Canada.[1] From 1856 to 1866, he was a professor of modern history at Oxford University. He taught at Cornell University in the United States from 1868 to 1872, and was instrumental in establishing the school's international reputation, but left the university when it began admitting female students. He is the namesake of Goldwin Smith Hall at Cornell.
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Born | (1823-08-13)13 August 1823 Reading, England |
Died | 7 June 1910(1910-06-07) (aged 86) The Grange, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Resting place | St. James Cemetery |
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation | Historian |
Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
Term | 1858–1866 |
Predecessor | Henry Halford Vaughan |
Successor | William Stubbs |
Parent(s) | Richard Pritchard Smith, Elizabeth Breton |
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Smith was outspoken regarding his often-controversial political views. He was a supporter of the Union during the American Civil War and a critic of British Imperialism. He was also opposed to Irish home rule[2] and women's suffrage, and held racist Anglo-Saxonist and antisemitic views.