William George Hoskins CBE FSA was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape.

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  • 1908-05-22 (xsd:date)
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  • William George Hoskins
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  • 1992-01-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Reader in English Local History at University College, Leicester
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  • 1908-05-22 (xsd:date)
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  • William George Hoskins
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  • 1992-01-11 (xsd:date)
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  • Reader in English Local History at University College, Leicester
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  • William George Hoskins CBE FSA was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape. His work has had lasting influence in the fields of local and landscape history and historical and environmental conservation.
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  • University College of South West England
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  • William George Hoskins
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  • May 22, 1908
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  • W. G. Hoskins
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  • British
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  • Historian, Author
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  • Reader in English Local History at University College, Leicester
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  • William George Hoskins CBE FSA was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape.
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  • William George Hoskins
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  • W. G. Hoskins
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