Thomas Macall Fallow (1847–1910), Fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Soci ...

, was a Victorian antiquarian and an active member of the

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. After education at

Brighton College Brighton College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in Brighton, England. The school has three sites: Brighton College (the senior school, ages 11 to 18); Brighton College Preparatory Sc ...

, he matriculated in 1866 at the University of Cambridge, graduating there B.A. in 1870 and M.A. in 1873. From 1895 to 1899 he was editor of ''

The Antiquary ''The Antiquary'' (1816), the third of the Waverley novels by Walter Scott, centres on the character of an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and collector of items of dubious antiquity. He is the eponymous character and for all p ...

''. He was also a contributor to the 11th edition of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''.

Publications

*''Memorials of Old Yorkshire'' (1892) *''The Cathedral Churches of Ireland'' (1894) *''Yorkshire Church Plate''. Begun by T. M. Fallow. Completed and edited by H. B. McCall (1912)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fallow, Thomas Macall 1847 births 1910 deaths People educated at Brighton College Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Contributors to the Encyclopædia Britannica Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London