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Join us to celebrate the publication by the Penn Press of the first biography since 1931 of Henry Charles Lea (1825-1909), whose library, including the physical space, and papers reside in the Kislak Center. Lea, a Philadelphia publisher and civic reformer, was America’s most distinguished historian of medieval and early modern Europe, focusing on the Inquisition and ecclesiastical history. His biographer, Richard L. Kagan, Arthur O. Lovejoy Professor Emeritus of History, Johns Hopkins University, will also address Lea’s role as philanthropist, political activist and property owner, who is probably best known to locals today for the elementary school named after him.

Co-sponsored by the Department of History.  

Registration is required. There are 133 seats available.

Date:
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time:
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:
Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor
Campus:
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Categories:
Kislak, Lecture

Event Organizer

Lynne Farrington
The Inquisition’s Inquisitor: Henry Charles Lea of Philadelphia