Donald Adamson | |
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| Born | 30 March 1939 Culcheth, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 18 January 2024 (aged 84) Polperro, Cornwall, England |
| Occupation | Author and historian |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Genre | Literary romanticism |
| Subject | History of literature, philosophy and biography |
| Notable works | Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God |
| Spouse | Helen née Griffiths (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Website | |
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Donald Adamson, JP (30 March 1939 – 18 January 2024), was a British literary scholar and historian.[1]
Books which he wrote include Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God[2] and Balzac and the Tradition of the European Novel, as well as The Curriers' Company: A Modern History.[3] Adamson's works are regarded as a gateway to European literature.[4]
- ^ "Common Reading: Critics, Historians, Publics".
- ^ "Blaise Pascal: Mathematician, Physicist, and Thinker about God". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "The Curriers' Company London History Essay Prize".
- ^ www.lysdanslavallee.fr