John Robert Seeley

Sir John Robert Seeley, KCMG (10 September 1834 – 13 January 1895) was an English Liberal historian and political essayist. A founder of British imperial history, he was a prominent advocate for the British Empire, promoting a concept of Greater Britain. This he expounded in his most widely known book The Expansion of England (1883). While he was an early advocate of the establishment of political science as a distinct academic discipline, he retained a theological approach in which this was embedded.

Sir

John Robert Seeley

KCMG
Seeley (photograph by Philip Crellin, 1866)
Born(1834-09-10)10 September 1834
London, England, United Kingdom
Died13 January 1895(1895-01-13) (aged 60)
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
NationalityEnglish
EducationCity of London School
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
OccupationHistorian
Notable workThe Expansion of England (1883)
SpouseMary Agnes Phillot
AwardsKnight of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
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