John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton: References & Edit History
Additional Reading
Gertrude Himmelfarb, Lord Acton: A Study in Conscience and Politics (1952), an excellent intellectual biography; George Fasnacht, Acton’s Political Philosophy (1953), and Lionel Kochan, Acton on History (1954), two competent, specific studies; Hugh MacDougall, The Acton-Newman Relations (1962).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Jan 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 15, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Age of the Sage - Transmitting the Wisdoms of the Ages - Biography of Lord Acton. | Apr 05, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of John Dalberg-Acton. | May 29, 2013 | ||
| Mention of his opposition to the doctrine of papal infallibility added. | Feb 07, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Baron Acton. | Nov 17, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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