Cyril Mango

Cyril Mango
Born(1928-04-14)14 April 1928
Istanbul, Turkey
Died8 February 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 92)
United Kingdom
Academic background
Education
ThesisRecherches sur le palais impérial de Constantinople : la Chalcé et ses abords (1953)
Doctoral advisorRodolphe Guilland
Academic work
Institutions
Doctoral studentsJohn Wortley
Notable worksByzantium: The Empire of New Rome

Cyril Alexander Mango FBA, FSA (14 April 1928 – 8 February 2021) was a British scholar of the history, art, and architecture of the Byzantine Empire. He is celebrated as one of the leading Byzantinists of the 20th century.[1][2]

Mango was Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London,[3] the University of Oxford Bywater and Sotheby Professor Emeritus of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature and emeritus professorial fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.[4]

  1. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (22 February 2021). "Cyril Mango, revered authority on the Byzantine Empire – obituary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cyril Mango: A titan of Byzantine studies | James Snell". The Critic Magazine. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Obituary for Cyril Mango | American School of Classical Studies at Athens". www.ascsa.edu.gr. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "College mourns the death of Professor Cyril Mango". Exeter College. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.