Henry Charles Lea

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Henry Charles Lea was a prominent 19th-century American historian and publisher best known for his pioneering scholarly works on the history of the Inquisition and the Catholic Church.

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instanceOf author
historian
human
publisher
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1825-09-19
dateOfDeath 1909-10-24
educatedAt home schooling in Philadelphia
employer J. B. Lippincott & Co.
Lea & Blanchard
era 19th century
familyName Lea
father Isaac Lea
fieldOfWork history of the Catholic Church
history of the Inquisition
medieval history
religious history
fullName Henry Charles Lea self-link
genre historical writing
non-fiction
givenName Henry
hasPartInBibliography multi-volume histories of ecclesiastical institutions
influenced modern historiography of the Inquisition
scholarly study of church institutions
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf American Historical Association
American Philosophical Society
middleName Charles
mother Frances Anne Carey
movement professionalization of historical scholarship in the United States
nativeLanguage English
notableFor critical history of the Catholic Church
pioneering scholarly studies of the Inquisition
notableWork A History of Auricular Confession and Indulgences in the Latin Church
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages
surface form: A History of the Inquisition of Spain

A History of the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages
Chapters from the Religious History of Spain Connected with the Inquisition
Studies in Church History
Superstition and Force
occupation author
editor
historian
publisher
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Caroline Jaudon

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Henry Charles Lea fullName Henry Charles Lea self-link