R. I. Moore

R. I. Moore
FRHistS
Born
Robert Ian Moore

(1941-05-08) 8 May 1941 (age 83)
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish
Other namesBob Moore
Academic background
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineMedieval history
Institutions
Main interests
Websiterimoore.net Edit this at Wikidata

Robert Ian Moore FRHistS (born 8 May 1941)[1] is a British historian who is Professor Emeritus of History at Newcastle University. He specialises in medieval history and has written several influential works on the subject of heresy.[2] Moore was a pioneer in the UK of the teaching of world history to undergraduate students, has published numerous papers on comparative world history, and is series editor of the Blackwell History of the World.

  1. ^ Levens, R. G. C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 516.
  2. ^ Frassetto, Michael, ed. (2006). Heresy and the persecuting society in the Middle Age: Essays on the work of R. I. Moore. Brill. ISBN 9789004150980. ISSN 1573-5664.