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Sydney Anglo FSA FRHistS FLSW FBA (born 1934) is a British historian, academic, and scholar. He is currently serving as Professor Emeritus at Swansea University. [1]

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Career

Anglo began his academic career at the Warburg Institute, where he was a senior fellow from 1970 to 1971. [1]

In 1981, Anglo joined Swansea University as a professor of the History of Ideas, a position he held until 1986. [1]

From 1986 to 1999, Anglo served as a research professor at Swansea University. [1] Concurrently, he held the position of Chairman of the Society for Renaissance Studies from 1986 to 1989. [1] He was eventually appointed as Professor Emeritus at Swansea University. [1]

Anglo is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. [2]

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  2. Wales, The Learned Society of. "Sydney Anglo". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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