Donald Nicol

Donald MacGillivray Nicol
FBA, MRIA
Donald MacGillivray Nicol FBA, MRIA
Born	4 February 1923; Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died	23 September 2003 (aged 80); Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Academic background
Education	Pembroke College, Cambridge
Thesis	The Despotate of Epirus, 1204–61 (1952)
Doctoral advisor	Steven Runciman
Academic work
Discipline	Byzantine studies
Institutions	University College Dublin (1952–64); University of Edinburgh (1966–70); King's College London (1970–88);
Doctoral students	Ruth Macrides, Paul Magdalino
Main interests	Byzantine and modern Greek language and literature
Notable works	The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453

Donald MacGillivray Nicol, FBA, MRIA (4 February 1923 – 25 September 2003) was an English Byzantinist.

Donald MacGillivray Nicol FBA, MRIA
Born	(1923-02-04)4 February 1923 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died	23 September 2003(2003-09-23) (aged 80) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Academic background
Education	Pembroke College, Cambridge
Thesis	The Despotate of Epirus, 1204–61^[1] (1952)
Doctoral advisor	Steven Runciman
Academic work
Discipline	Byzantine studies
Institutions	University College Dublin (1952–64) University of Edinburgh (1966–70) King's College London (1970–88)
Doctoral students	Ruth Macrides, Paul Magdalino^[2]^[3]
Main interests	Byzantine and modern Greek language and literature
Notable works	The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453