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William Fiddian Reddaway
1872–1949
A Cambridge historian with a gift for making European power politics readable, he focused especially on Russia, Poland, Prussia, and the Baltic world. His long academic career was closely tied to King’s College and Fitzwilliam in Cambridge.
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Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia
by William Fiddian Reddaway
About the author
Born in Middleton, Lancashire, on August 2, 1872, William Fiddian Reddaway was educated at The Leys School and at King’s College, Cambridge. He became a Fellow of King’s in 1897 and built his career there as a lecturer and historian.
Reddaway is best remembered for writing and editing works on modern European history, with a particular interest in Scandinavia, Russia, Poland, Prussia, and the Baltic region. His scholarship helped introduce English-language readers to parts of Europe that were often treated only briefly in broader histories.
He also served Fitzwilliam in Cambridge in senior roles during the early twentieth century, and remained associated with King’s College for much of his life. Reddaway died in Cambridge on January 31, 1949.