Freeman, Edward Augustus. Born in 1823. An eminent historian. Educated at Trinity College, Oxford. His first work was a "History of Architecture" in 1849). After several minor works, his most important one on the "History of the Norman Conquest" appeared between 1867 and 1879, and was followed by that of "The Reign of William Rufus and Accession of Henry I." He also wrote histories of the "Saracens," of the "Ottoman Power in Europe," and various other works, some of a more popular character, besides many articles and reviews. In 1884, he was appointed regius professor of modern history at Oxford. Died 1892.

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