John Robert Seeley
British historian (1834-1895) · Writers · Died at 60
Sir John Robert Seeley, KCMG 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).
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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.
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Deceased
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Lived 1834 to 1895 · aged 60
