James Franck Bright

James Franck Bright

James Franck Bright (born May 29, 1832 in London; died October 1920) was a British historian and Master of University College, Oxford.

He was the son of the physician Richard Bright. He was educated at Rugby and University College, Oxford, and was then master at Marlborough College, where he was Head of the Modern Department for sixteen years. Bright became a history tutor at Balliol College in 1872, Dean of University College in 1874, and Master of Univ from 1881 to 1906.

Works

* "English History for the Use of Public Schools"
* " Maria Theresa"

External links

* [http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/25347/g/1/mcms.html Picture of Bright]
* [http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/cgi-bin/deadsearch.cgi?format=full&bool=and&numreq=1&fieldcont1=Papers+of+Richard+Bright&fieldidx1=title_NOTRUNC&noframes=on&serverid=VSPOKES-ead-edinburghspokecopy brief bio]
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