Dr William George Hoskins CBE PhD FRIBA D.Litt FBA
(1908-1992)
historian of Devon, Exeter and the English landscape, Doctor of Philosophy (from 1938), Fellow of the British Academy (from 1969), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (from 1971), Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (from 1973), and Doctor of Letters (from 1974)
Died aged c. 84
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam George Hoskins CBE FBA (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) 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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Commemorated on 1 plaque
W. G. Hoskins CBE FBA D.Litt 1908-1992 Historian of Devon, Exeter and the English landscape born here 'Hic amor, haec patria est'
26-28 St David's Hill, Exeter, United Kingdom where they was born (1908)