Adolphus William Ward
Sir Adolphus William Ward FBA (2 December 1837 in Hampstead, London – 19 June 1924) was an English historian and man of letters. He was educated in Germany and at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
In 1866 Ward was appointed professor of history and English
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Sir Adolphus William Ward FBA (2 December 1837 in Hampstead, London – 19 June 1924) was an English historian and man of letters. He was educated in Germany and at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
In 1866 Ward was appointed professor of history and English literature in Owens College, Manchester, and was principal from 1890 to 1897, when he retired. He took an active part in the foundation of Victoria University, of which he was vice-chancellor from 1886 to 1890 and from 1894 to 1896, and he was a founder of Withington Girls' School in 1890. He was a Member of the Chetham Society, serving as a Member of Council from 1884 and as President from 1901 until 1915. In 1897, the freedom of the city of Manchester was conferred upon him, he delivered the Ford Lectures at Oxford University in 1898, and on 29 October 1900, he was elected master of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Ward served as president of the Royal Historical Society from 1899 to 1901, and he was knighted in 1913.
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