Chris Wickham

Chris Wickham
Wickham in 2022
Born
Christopher John Wickham

(1950-05-18) 18 May 1950 (age 74)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Leslie Brubaker
(m. 1990)
AwardsChichele Professorship (2005)
Academic background
EducationKeble College, Oxford (BA, DPhil)
ThesisEconomy and Society in 8th Century Northern Tuscany (1975)
Doctoral advisorEric Stone
Other advisorsDonald Bullough
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
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.