Alfred Lawson Brown [SEP] date of death
Alfred Lawson Brown
Alfred Lawson Brown (1927 – 28 August 2006) was Edwards Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow from 1973 to 1978. He succeeded Lionel Stones in this position. Brown was a specialist in English government of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Selected publications.
- "Select Documents of English Constitutional History, 1307–1485", A & C Black, London, 1961. (with S. B. Chrimes)
- "The Early History of the Clerkship of the Council", University of
Stones served in the Royal Signals during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Major.
Career.
Stones was a lecturer in history at Glasgow University from 1945 to 1956, completed his PhD there in 1950, and became Edwards Professor of Medieval History there in 1956. He retired in 1978 and was succeeded in the Edwards chair by Alfred Lawson Brown. His papers are held at the University of Glasgow Archives.
Death.
Stones died in 1987.
Selected publications.
- "Sir Geoffrey