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David Bayne Horn (1901–1969) was a British historian specializing in diplomatic and European history of the 17th through 19th centuries. BiographyD.B. Horn was born on 9 July 1901. His grandfather, also David Bayne Horn (1851–1917?), had been assigned to the Public Works Department Bengal.[1] D.B. Horn was educated first at Edinburgh Institution, later called Melville College (now Stewart's Daniel & Melville College) then studied at Edinburgh University, where he earned a first class honors degree in history. He subsequently received his MA in 1922. In 1923, Horn joined the staff of the History Department of the University as an Assistant in History. In 1927 he became a Lecturer in History, and in 1929, he was awarded the degree of D.Litt. at the University for his thesis on Sir Charles Hanbury Williams and European diplomacy. In 1954, he became Professor of Modern History.[2] A writer as well as a lecturer, his main interest lay in the field of 18th century diplomatic history and, in particular, 18th century British foreign policy. In his research, he reconstructed the social and political lives of diplomats and envoys through their private and public papers.[3] In 1967 he wrote a short history of the University of Edinburgh; when he died on 7 August 1969, Horn was engaged in writing a full-length history.[4] Selected publications
References1. ^C. Hayavadana Rao, The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915). Lists Horn as Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Public Works Department (Irrigation, Marine, and Railway Branches), and a Member of the Council of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal for making Laws and Regulations.M. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Horn, David Bayne}}2. ^University of Edinburgh, [https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/516dcb0e-2ade-3260-bb79-47e8d858a76d D.B. Horn papers]. 1969. Accessed 25 September 2017. 3. ^Jennifer Mori, The Culture of Diplomacy: Britain in Europe, c. 1750-1830, Oxford University Press 2011, {{ISBN| 9781847797797}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=IjPYCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=David+Bayne+Horn&source=bl&ots=RdypkOmlPC&sig=88xDfoUdyaLN7GmH8_-6b7BdMpc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp2P-Uw8DWAhWrslQKHQWpBq04ChDoAQhYMA8#v=onepage&q=David%20Bayne%20Horn&f=false here]. 4. ^University of Edinburgh, [https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/516dcb0e-2ade-3260-bb79-47e8d858a76d D.B. Horn papers]. 1969. Accessed 25 September 2017. 3 : 1901 births|1969 deaths|British historians |
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