William George Hoskins

1908 - 1992

country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of Exeter, Hele's School, Exeter

occupation: historian, television presenter

award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the British Academy

William George Hoskins (22 May 1908 – 11 January 1992) was an English local historian who founded the first university department of English Local History. His great contribution to the study of history was in the field of landscape history. Hoskins demonstrated the profound impact of human activity on the evolution of the English landscape in a pioneering book: The Making of the English Landscape. His work has had lasting influence in the fields of local and landscape history and historical and environmental conservation. Source: Wikipedia (en)