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Richard Cobb
British historian (1917-1996) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 78
Richard Charles Cobb was a British historian and essayist, and professor at the University of Oxford. He was the author of numerous influential works about the history of France, particularly the French Revolution.
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Cobb meticulously researched the Revolutionary era from a ground-level view sometimes described as "history from below".
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1996 · aged 78
