Claim: In 1924 Charles Lethbridge Kingsford (25 December 1862 – 29 November 1926)  was elected a fellow of the British Academy,  which is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences, later on, when he died at the age of 63, was recognized "as our greatest modern authority on the history of the late 15th century".
Evidence: In 1924 he was elected a fellow of the British Academy. The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. Kingsford died after a sudden seizure at his home, 15 Argyll Road, Kensington, London, on Saturday, 29 November 1926, at the age of 63. Kingsford was recognised at time of his death "as our greatest modern authority on the history of the late 15th century". Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, FBA (25 December 1862 – 29 November 1926) was a scholarly English historian and author.