Arthur James Grant
Arthur James Grant was an English historian.Biography
Born in Farlesthorpe, Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and King's College, Cambridge where he graduated BA in Classics in 1884. He became a University Extension lecturer.
In 1901 he married Edith Radford.
He died in Headingley and is buried at St Chad's Church, Far Headingley, Leeds.Academic career
Grant was appointed Professor of History at the Yorkshire College, Leeds, which became the University of Leeds in 1904. Upon his retirement from the professorship in 1927 a drypoint portrait was executed by the artist Malcolm Osborne. From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of Modern History at the University of Egypt, Cairo.Works
