Norman Cantor

Norman F. Cantor
BornNovember 19, 1929
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died18 September 2004(2004-09-18) (aged 74)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationHistorian, essayist, teacher
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba (BA)
Oriel College, Oxford
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
SpouseMindy Mozart (m. 1957)
ChildrenHoward Cantor, Judy Cantor

Norman Frank Cantor (November 19, 1929 – September 18, 2004)[1] was a Canadian-American medievalist. Known for his accessible writing and engaging narrative style, Cantor's books were among the most widely read treatments of medieval history in English. He estimated that his textbook The Civilization of the Middle Ages, first published in 1963, had a million copies in circulation.[2]

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (September 21, 2004). "Norman F. Cantor, 74, a Noted Medievalist, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Verduin, Kathleen (October 2, 2003). "Inventing Norman Cantor: Confessions of a Medievalist" (PDF). Perspicuitas. Retrieved December 19, 2019.