Robert Austin Markus | |
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Born | Budapest, Hungary | 8 October 1924
Died | 8 December 2010 Nottingham, England | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Margaret Catherine Bullen
(m. 1955) |
Children | 3 |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Doctoral advisor | Dorothy Emmet |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | |
Notable students | Ian Kershaw |
Main interests | History of Christianity |
Notable works | The End of Ancient Christianity (1990) |
Robert Austin Markus, OBE, FBA (8 October 1924 – 8 December 2010), born Róbert Imre Márkus, was a Hungarian-born British historian and philosopher best known for his research on the early history of Christianity.