Walter Ullmann

Walter Ullmann
Born(1910-11-29)29 November 1910
Pulkau, Austria
Died18 January 1983(1983-01-18) (aged 72)
Cambridge, England
NationalityAustrian
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Innsbruck
Academic work
Era20th century
DisciplineHistory
Institutions
Doctoral students
Main interestsMedieval civil law and canon law

Walter Ullmann FBA (29 November 1910 – 18 January 1983[1]) was an Austrian-Jewish scholar who left Austria in the 1930s and settled in the United Kingdom, where he became a naturalised citizen.[1] He was a recognised authority on medieval political thought, and in particular legal theory, an area in which he published prolifically.

  1. ^ a b "Walter Ullmann Is Dead at 72; Was Scholar on Middle Ages". The New York Times. 22 January 1983.