Edward H. R. (Edward Henry Ralph) Tatham

Edward Henry Ralph Tatham (1857–1938) was an English clergyman and author. Records for his published work identify him as the author of John Sobieski, a study first published in 1881, and authority records list his full name and life dates as 1 June 1857 to 12 February 1938.

He appears in Oxford alumni records, which place him in the academic and clerical culture of the university in the late 19th century. The surviving evidence available here points to a writer whose reputation rests mainly on historical and biographical work rather than on a large popular bibliography.

Because reliable biographical material on him is limited in the sources I could confirm, many personal details about his life and career remain unclear. What can be said with confidence is that he belonged to the generation of scholar-clergy who combined church life with serious historical writing.