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Retired UCR professor to be honored by Queen Elizabeth II

A retired UC Riverside professor is set to be honored by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.

Henry Snyder, UC Riverside professor of history emeritus, will be presented with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medal Oct. 16 in Los Angeles, for his 32 years of work on the English Short-Title Catalogue.

The award was announced by the queen in December, and is rarely presented to individuals outside of the United Kingdom, said UCR Spokeswoman Bettye Miller in a news release....
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