Surname: Prestage Forename(s): Edgar b. 20 July 1869. d. 10 March 1951. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Translator, historian, and Portuguese scholar. Born in Manchester. Educated at Balliol
College, Oxford. Frequently visited Lisbon between 1891-1906 and moved there from
1907-18. Became the Professor of Portuguese at King’s College, London, in 1923. Married
twice: Maria Cristina Vaz de Carvalho Crespo in 1907, and Victoria Cobb in 1923. Elected
Fellow of the British Academy in 1940. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)