David Knowles (scholar)

David Knowles
Born
Michael Clive Knowles

(1896-09-29)29 September 1896
Studley, Warwickshire, England
Died21 November 1974(1974-11-21) (aged 78)
NationalityEnglish
Other namesMichael David Knowles
Academic background
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsPeterhouse, Cambridge
Doctoral students
Main interestsEnglish monasticism
Notable works
  • The Monastic Order in England (1940)
  • Religious Orders in England (1948–59)
  • The Evolution of Medieval Thought (1962; 1988)

Michael David Knowles OSB FRHistS (born Michael Clive Knowles, 29 September 1896 – 21 November 1974) was an English Benedictine monk, Catholic priest, and historian, who became Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1954 to 1963.