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Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining various aspects of modern British history. He became a life peer in 1976.

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  • Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining various aspects of modern British history. He became a life peer in 1976. (en)
  • Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (* 7. Mai 1921 in Keighley; † 15. März 2016 in Lewes) war ein britischer Historiker und Life Peer. Er galt als einer der angesehensten Historiker zur viktorianischen Ära. Insbesondere seine Trilogie Victorian People, Victorian Cities und Victorian Things vermittelte einen bleibenden Eindruck davon, wie britische Historiker im 20. Jahrhundert das 19. Jahrhundert betrachteten. 1976 wurde er Life Peer. (de)
  • Asa Briggs, baron Briggs, né le 7 mai 1921 à Keighley (Yorkshire de l'Ouest) et mort le 15 mars 2016 à Lewes (Sussex de l'Est), est un historien britannique spécialiste de l'époque victorienne. Il est notamment connu pour sa trilogie Victorian People, Victorian Cities et Victorian Things qui a influencé durablement les historiens spécialistes du XIXe siècle. (fr)
  • Asa Briggs (Keighley, Yorkshire del Oeste, 7 de mayo de 1921​-Lewes, 15 de marzo de 2016​​) fue un historiador británico especialista en la época victoriana e historiador de la radiodifusión en Gran Bretaña. De 1978 a 1994 fue rector de la Open University.​ (es)
  • Asa Briggs (Keighley, 7 maggio 1921 – Lewes, 15 marzo 2016) è stato uno storico britannico. Considerato uno principali specialisti dell'epoca vittoriana e il più importante storico della radiodiffusione nel Regno Unito, Briggs ottenne un vasto riconoscimento internazionale durante la sua lunga e prolifica carriera per aver esaminato vari aspetti della storia britannica moderna. Fu nominato pari a vita nel 1976. (it)
  • Asa Briggs, sedan 1976 Baron Briggs of Lewes, född 7 maj 1921 i Keighley i West Yorkshire, död 15 mars 2016 i Lewes i East Sussex, var en brittisk historiker. Briggs utbildade sig vid universitetet i Cambridge och tjänstgjorde inom underrättelsetjänsten under andra världskriget. Han var lärare vid Oxford 1945–1955 och knuten till Institute for Advanced Study vid Princeton University 1953–1954, professor i modern historia vid universitetet i Leeds 1955 och vid University of Sussex 1961–1976. Mellan 1976 och 1991 var han rektor för i Oxford. Bland hans verk kan nämnas Victorian People (1954), They Saw It Happen, 1897–1940 (1961, red.), History of Broadcasting I–III (1961–1970) och A Social History of England (1983). (sv)
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  • Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (en)
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  • Asa Briggs (en)
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  • Lewes, East Sussex, England (en)
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  • The Lord Briggs (en)
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  • Historian (en)
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  • Susan Anne Banwell (en)
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  • President of the Workers' Educational Association (en)
  • Chancellor of the Open University (en)
  • Provost of Worcester College, Oxford (en)
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  • Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining various aspects of modern British history. He became a life peer in 1976. (en)
  • Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (* 7. Mai 1921 in Keighley; † 15. März 2016 in Lewes) war ein britischer Historiker und Life Peer. Er galt als einer der angesehensten Historiker zur viktorianischen Ära. Insbesondere seine Trilogie Victorian People, Victorian Cities und Victorian Things vermittelte einen bleibenden Eindruck davon, wie britische Historiker im 20. Jahrhundert das 19. Jahrhundert betrachteten. 1976 wurde er Life Peer. (de)
  • Asa Briggs, baron Briggs, né le 7 mai 1921 à Keighley (Yorkshire de l'Ouest) et mort le 15 mars 2016 à Lewes (Sussex de l'Est), est un historien britannique spécialiste de l'époque victorienne. Il est notamment connu pour sa trilogie Victorian People, Victorian Cities et Victorian Things qui a influencé durablement les historiens spécialistes du XIXe siècle. (fr)
  • Asa Briggs (Keighley, Yorkshire del Oeste, 7 de mayo de 1921​-Lewes, 15 de marzo de 2016​​) fue un historiador británico especialista en la época victoriana e historiador de la radiodifusión en Gran Bretaña. De 1978 a 1994 fue rector de la Open University.​ (es)
  • Asa Briggs (Keighley, 7 maggio 1921 – Lewes, 15 marzo 2016) è stato uno storico britannico. Considerato uno principali specialisti dell'epoca vittoriana e il più importante storico della radiodiffusione nel Regno Unito, Briggs ottenne un vasto riconoscimento internazionale durante la sua lunga e prolifica carriera per aver esaminato vari aspetti della storia britannica moderna. Fu nominato pari a vita nel 1976. (it)
  • Asa Briggs, sedan 1976 Baron Briggs of Lewes, född 7 maj 1921 i Keighley i West Yorkshire, död 15 mars 2016 i Lewes i East Sussex, var en brittisk historiker. Briggs utbildade sig vid universitetet i Cambridge och tjänstgjorde inom underrättelsetjänsten under andra världskriget. Han var lärare vid Oxford 1945–1955 och knuten till Institute for Advanced Study vid Princeton University 1953–1954, professor i modern historia vid universitetet i Leeds 1955 och vid University of Sussex 1961–1976. Mellan 1976 och 1991 var han rektor för i Oxford. (sv)
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