Chris Wickham | |
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Born | Christopher John Wickham 18 May 1950 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Leslie Brubaker (m. 1990) |
Awards | Chichele Professorship (2005) |
Academic background | |
Education | Keble College, Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
Thesis | Economy and Society in 8th Century Northern Tuscany (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Eric Stone |
Other advisors | Donald Bullough |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions |
Christopher John Wickham FBA, FLSW (born 18 May 1950) is a British historian and academic. From 2005 to 2016, he was the Chichele Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford; he is now emeritus professor. He had previously taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977, rising to be Professor of Early Medieval History from 1997 to 2005.