Adolphus William Ward

Sir Adolphus William Ward (1837-1924) was an English historian and man of letters. He helped to found Victoria University, where he served as vice-chancellor, teaching and lecturing at other colleges such as Owens College, Oxford, and Cambridge. His works include The History of English Dramatic Literature to the Age of Queen Anne, The House of Austria in the Thirty Years’ War, and Great Britain and Hanover.