Giles Constable | |
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Born | London, England | 1 June 1929
Died | 17 January 2021 | (aged 91)
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | Medieval history |
Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study |
Notable students | John Boswell |
Giles Constable FBA (1 June 1929 – 17 January 2021) was an English historian of the Middle Ages. Constable was mainly interested in the religion and culture of the 11th and 12th centuries, in particular the abbey of Cluny and its abbot Peter the Venerable.[1]