Henry de Beltgens Gibbins (1865–1907) was a popular historian of 19th century England whose books were bestsellers in the late Victorian period; his Industry in England went to ten editions over fifteen years, and was published internationally. 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Emperess Victoria of the United Kingdom etc. ...

On his father's side he was from a Huguenot family which had moved from Hampshire to London in the late 18th century; his maternal grandfather Jean de Beltgens was a member of the House of Assembly in Dominica, West Indies. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and at Wadham College, Oxford, where he was Cobden Prizeman, and he was later ordained and awarded a D.Litt. from University College Dublin. He was Assistant Master at Nottingham High School from 1889 to 1895, Vice-Principal of Liverpool College from 1895 to 1899 and then Headmaster of King Charles I School, Kidderminster. His final appointment in 1906 was as Principal of Bishop's University in Canada, but he resigned due to ill health and died soon after at the age of 42. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name of Huguenots came to apply to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, or historically as the French Calvinists. ... House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral legislature, in some countries, often at subnational level. ... Bradford Grammar School was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter as the Free Grammar School of King Charles II in 1662. ... College name Wadham College Named after Nicholas Wadham Established 1610 Sister College Christs College Warden Sir Neil Chalmers JCR President Ben Jasper Undergraduates 460 MCR President David Patrikarakos Graduates 180 Homepage Boatclub Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... A Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Nottingham High School is a UK independent fee-paying boys school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. ... Map sources for Kidderminster at grid reference SO825765 Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. ... McGreer Building Bishops University is an English language liberal arts university located in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada. ...

He was a prolific author, specializing in the economic, industrial and social history of England in the nineteenth century. As well as the books listed below, he edited Methuen's 'Social Questions of Today' series and their 'Commercial' series, contributed to Palgrave’s Dictionary of Political Economy and frequently wrote in the reviews. Methuen & Co Limited is a firm of British publishers, which began publishing in London in 1892. ...

He was married but had no children. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Gibbins (1808–1886), Master of the Carpenters’ Company in London, also had a son John George Gibbins, FRIBA, a noted architect in Brighton, whose descendants include the archaeologist and novelist David Gibbins. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is a professional body for architects in the United Kingdom. ... David Gibbins has worked in underwater archæology all his professional life. ...

Bibliography

• Gibbins, H. de B. 1890. Industrial History of England. London: University Extension Series.
• Gibbins, H. de B. and Hadfield, Sir Robert. 1891. A Shorter Working-Day. London.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1896. Industry in England. London: Methuen.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1891. The History of Commerce in Europe. London: Macmillan.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1891. The Companion German Grammar. London: Methuen.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1892. English Social Reformers. London: University Extension Series.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1893. British Commerce and Colonies, from Elizabeth to Victoria. London: Methuen.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1894. The Economics of Commerce. London: Methuen.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1898. The English People in the Nineteenth Century: a Short History. London: A. & C. Black.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1901. Economic and Industrial Progress of the Century. London: W. & R. Chambers.
• Gibbins, H. de B. 1903. A History of the Grammar School of Charles, King of England in Kidderminster. Kidderminster: privately printed.

Sources

• Dictionary of National Biography
• The Times obituaries, 1907