Charles Plummer

Born in 1851, he was a British historian closely associated with Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he became a fellow. His work centered on early English and Irish history, especially the study and editing of medieval texts.

He is best remembered for scholarly editions including Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel and his edition of Bede’s historical writings. Those books earned lasting respect because they combined careful textual work with clear notes and historical judgment.

Plummer died in 1927. In accounts of his life and work, he is remembered as a patient, exact scholar whose contributions remained useful long after his own time.