Guedalla, Philip

Guedalla, Philip
(1899–1944)
   English historian and biographer. Guedalla, son of an old English Sephardi family, was an accomplished and witty writer and lecturer, especially on the history and personalities of 19–century England, such as Wellington, Palmerston, Gladstone and DISRAELI. He was president of the English Zionist Federation (1924– 8).

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  • GUEDALLA, PHILIP — (1889–1944), English biographer, historian, and essayist. A member of an old Sephardi family, and the son of David Guedalla, a pioneer English Zionist, Philip Guedalla was born in London and educated at Rugby school and at Oxford, where he… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Guedalla, Philip — (1899 1944)    English historian. He lectured on the history and personalities of 19th century England. He served as the president of the English Zionist Federation from 1924 8 …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Philip Guedalla — (March 12 1889 – December 16 1944) was a British barrister, and a popular historical and travel writer and biographer. He is remembered now mainly for a biography of the Duke of Wellington, and his wit and epigrams, one example being Even… …   Wikipedia

  • Guedalla — biographical name Philip 1889 1944 English writer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Guedalla — /gwi dal euh/, n. Philip 1889 1944, English writer. * * * …   Universalium

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  • Selected bibliography —   Abernethy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415 1980 . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2000.   Adams, Frederick Upham. Conquest of the Tropics: The Story of the Creative Enterprises Conducted by the… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

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