Philip Ahier (1887-1975)
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BIOGRAPHICAL STUB
This page is a bare-bones entry for a specific person. More in-depth information may eventually be added. If you have any further details relating to this person, please leave a comment or get in touch!Philip Ahier was a noted local historian.
Biography
He was born on 18 April 1887 at St. Helier on Jersey, the only son of Philippe Ahier and his wife, Jane Le Brun. He became a teacher and taught in Plymouth before moving to Yorkshire in 1914, where he became a respected local historian.
He was the secretary of the Huddersfield Thespians from 1925 to 1929.[1]
He retired to Jersey in 1950, where he died in 1975.[2]
Publications
- Studies in Local Topography (1933-35) by Philip Ahier[3]
- The History and Topography of South Crosland, Armitage Bridge and Netherton (1938) by Philip Ahier[4]
- The Legends and Traditions of Huddersfield and Its District (1940s) by Philip Ahier[5]
- The Story of Castle Hill, Huddersfield, Throughout the Centuries: B.C. 200 - A.D. 1945 (1946) by Philip Ahier
- The Story of the Three Parish Churches of St. Peter the Apostle, Huddersfield (1948-50) by Philip Ahier[6]
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Notes and References
- ↑ "Thespian Changes" in Leeds Mercury (09/Apr/1929).
- ↑ http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Philip_Ahier
- ↑ Published in five parts.
- ↑ Originally conceived as a two-part publication, the second part was never completed.
- ↑ Published in nine parts, with the final three covering the Elland Feud.
- ↑ Published in three parts.