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J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
1861–1927
An Irish historian and classical scholar best remembered for his sweeping studies of the later Roman Empire and Byzantium, he wrote history with unusual range and precision. He also held the Regius Professorship of Modern History at Cambridge, where he argued that history should be treated as a rigorous discipline.
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The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
A History of Freedom of Thought
by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
The life of St. Patrick and his place in history
by J. B. (John Bagnell) Bury
About the author
Born in 1861 in Ireland, J. B. Bury became known as a historian, classical scholar, philologist, and major interpreter of the later Roman Empire. His work helped shape modern study of late antiquity and Byzantine history, and he is still widely associated with books such as History of the Later Roman Empire and History of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Bury taught at Trinity College Dublin before moving to Cambridge, where he served as Regius Professor of Modern History. Alongside his large-scale histories, he also edited and translated important classical texts, bringing the same careful, scholarly approach to ancient sources that he brought to narrative history.
He died in 1927, but his reputation has lasted because of the breadth of his learning and the seriousness with which he approached the past. Even now, he stands out as a writer who tried to combine deep scholarship with clear historical storytelling.