Tre·vel·yan (tr -v l yn, -v l-), Sir George Otto 1838-1928. British historian and politician who was secretary for Ireland (1882-1884) and Scotland (1886 and 1892-1895) and wrote the four-volume American Revolution (1899-1907). His son George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962) was a historian and biographer whose works include three books (1907-1911) on Garibaldi. |
Trevelyan [trɪˈvɛljən -ˈvɪl-]
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1. (Biographies / Trevelyan, George Macaulay (1876-1962) M, British, HISTORY: historian) George Macaulay. 1876-1962, British historian, noted for his
2. (Biographies / Trevelyan, Sir George Otto (1838-1928) M, British, HISTORY: historian, WRITING: biographer) his father, Sir George Otto. 1838-1928, British historian and biographer. His works include a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1876)
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| Noun | 1. | Trevelyan - English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962) |
| 2. | Trevelyan - English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928) |
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