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Henry Elliot Malden

1849–1931

A careful English historian and editor remembered for his deep knowledge of Surrey and for years of service to the Royal Historical Society. His work blends scholarly patience with a strong feel for local history.

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Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

Vienna 1683 The History and Consequences of the Defeat of the Turks before Vienna, September 12, 1683, by John Sobieski, King of Poland, and Charles Leopold, Duke of Lorraine

by Henry Elliot Malden

About the author

Born in Bloomsbury in 1849, he was the son of the classical scholar Henry Malden. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Ipswich, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he also won the Chancellor's Medal for English verse.

He is best known as H. E. Malden, a historian, author, and editor with a lasting connection to Surrey history. He served for about 30 years as honorary secretary of the Royal Historical Society and edited The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, work that helped shape how the county's past was recorded and studied.

Malden died in Dorking in 1931. Contemporary accounts describe him as a modest, retiring scholar, which fits the steady, behind-the-scenes character of much of his historical work.