Medieval History
Obituaries
Ray Page: obituaries published in the Daily Telegraph (22nd March) and The Times (23rd March) have celebrated the career of Prof. Ray Page. The link to the Telegraph obituary is here; the Times obituary can only be accessed by subscribers.
Ursula Donke: sadly, another eminent Cambridge-based medievalist has passed away in recent weeks, namely Ursula Dronke, the distinguished scholar of Old Norse literature. An obituary, published in the Guardian, can be found here.
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Professor Ray Page (1924 - 2012)
The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic is sad to announce the death on 10 March 2012 of Professor Raymond Page, Emeritus Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the University of Cambridge, and Fellow and former Librarian of Corpus...
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Obituaries For Mark Blackburn
An obituary for Dr Mark Blackburn (1953-2011), prepared for the British Numismatic Journal, has been made available electronically in advance of its publication. It can be found here. [Edit: 30/09/11] Another obituary for Mark appeared in the Guardian...
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Robert Markus
Robert Markus, who has died of cancer at the age of 86, was among the finest historians of his generation. He helped establish the idea of Late Antiquity as a distinct and exceptionally creative period of European history, bridging the fall of the western...
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James Mcevoy: Tireless, Popular Teacher And A Committed And Dignified Scholar
The Reverend Prof James McEvoy, who has died aged 66, was among the outstanding philosophers/ medievalists of his generation. His reputation was established with the publication of The Philosophy of Robert Grosseteste(1982), now the standard reference...
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Richard Hogg Obituary
The unfortunate and sad passing of Richard Hogg: http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2172759,00.html...
Medieval History