Charles Sanford Terry (historian)

Charles Sanford Terry (24 October 1864, in Newport Pagnell – 5 November 1936, in Aberdeen)[1][2][3][4] was an English historian and musicologist who published extensively on Scottish and European history as well as the life and works of J. S. Bach.

He was appointed Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History and Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen from 1903 until his retirement in 1930.

Terry had a close professional and personal association with Edward Elgar, both being involved in the Three Choirs Festival in the cathedrals of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester.

Terry arranged for Elgar to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Aberdeen in 1906 and four years later helped with the proofreading of the original manuscript of the violin concerto, which Elgar later bequeathed to him.

[7] Terry later gifted this volume to his colleague at the University of Aberdeen Sir John Marnoch[8] Terry published extensively on several aspects of Scottish history, and wrote a Short History of Europe (1806–1915).