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Horace Kinder Mann

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Horace Kinder Mann
Born27 September 1859
London, England
Died1 August 1928
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)Church historian, author
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of the papacy
InstitutionsSt Cuthbert's High School

Horace Kinder Mann (27 September 1859 – 1 August 1928) was a British historian and author who specialized in the history of the papacy.

Biography

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He was born in London, England on 27 September 1859.[1]

He died in Edinburgh, Scotland on 1 August 1928.[1]

Education

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After being educated at St Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, Durham, England, he was ordained in 1886.[1]

Career

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He taught at St Cuthbert's Grammar School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he became prefect of discipline from 1887 to 1890, and then headmaster, an office he retained until 1917.[1]

In 1917 he was appointed rector of the Beda College in Rome and received from Pope Benedict XV the rank of domestic prelate.[1]

Bibliography

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He is the author of a number of notable books:[2][3][4]

  • Biography of Nicholas Breakspear
  • Tombs and Portraits of the Popes of the Middle Ages
  • The lives of the popes in the early middle ages - volume 1
  • The lives of the popes in the early middle ages - volume 2
  • The lives of the popes in the early middle ages - volume 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Mann, Horace Kinder | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Catalog Search Results | HathiTrust Digital Library". catalog.hathitrust.org. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Mann, Horace K. (Horace Kinder), 1859-1928 | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine". archive.org. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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