H. W. C. Davis

H. W. C. Davis
Born(1874-01-13)13 January 1874
Ebley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died28 June 1928(1928-06-28) (aged 54)
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
EducationWeymouth College
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
OccupationHistorian
Known forEditor of the Dictionary of National Biography
TitleRegius Professor of Modern History
Term1925–1928
PredecessorCharles Harding Firth
SuccessorMaurice Powicke

Henry William Carless Davis CBE FBA (13 January 1874 – 28 June 1928) was a British historian, editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, and Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History.