Irene Scouloudi

Irene Scouloudi (2 April 1907 – 31 July 1992) was an English historian, editor and philanthropist and served as Honorary Secretary and General Editor of the Huguenot Society from 1951 to 1987.[1][2][3] She was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an honorary fellow of the Institute of Historical Research.[1]

Early life and education

Scouloudi was born in Manchester on 2 April 1907 to Frank and Emma (née Eumorfopoulos) Scouloudi. Her father was a French citizen of Greek ancestry. She was educated at home before spending two years at Notting Hill and Ealing High School, and then gained a BA in history at the London School of Economics in 1931.[2] In 1936, she gained an MSc in history, her thesis title being Alien Immigration into and Communities in London, 1558-1640.[1]

Selected publications

  • Scouloudi, Irene, ed. (1985). Returns of Strangers in the Metropolis 1593, 1627, 1635, 1639. A study of an active minority. Huguenot Society of London.[4]
  • Scouloudi, Irene, ed. (1987). Huguenots in Britain and France (1st 1987 ed.). London: Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 9780333396698.
  • Hands, A.P.; Scouloudi, Irene (1971). French Protestant refugees relieved through the Threadneedle Street Church, London, 1681-1687. Huguenot Society of London.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vigne, Randolph (6 August 1992). "Obituary: Irene Scouloudi". The Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Vigne, Randolph (1992). "Obituary: Irene Scouloudi". Proceedings of the Huguenot Society. 25 (4): 418-. doi:10.3828/huguenot.1992.25.04.4.
  3. ↑ Wilson, David M. (January 1993). "Irene Scouloudi 1907–1992". Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 146 (1): v. doi:10.1179/jba.1993.146.1.v.
  4. ↑ Ellis, Joyce; Walton, John; Boulton, Jeremy (May 1987). "Irene Scouloudi (ed.), Returns of Strangers in the Metropolis 1593, 1627, 1635, 1639. A study of an active minority (Quarto series of the Huguenot Society of London, vol. lvii)". Urban History. 14: 224–225. doi:10.1017/S0963926800009056. ISSN 1469-8706.
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