G.O. Sayles

G.O. Sayles

George Osborne Sayles (April 21, 1901 – February 28, 1994), better known as G.O. Sayles, was an English historian best known for his work concerning medieval English law courts and the early English Parliaments.

During his lifetime he held the following positions: Assistant in History, Glasgow University 1924-25, Lecturer 1925-34, Senior Lecturer 1934-45; Professor of Modern History, Queen's University, Belfast 1945-53; Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History, Aberdeen University 1953-62; Vice- President, Selden Society 1954-86; FBA 1962; Kenan Professor of History, New York University 1967-68;

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* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19940316/ai_n14859154 Obituary: Professor G. O. Sayles] , The Independent, Mar 16, 1994 by A. L. Brown.


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