David Abulafia
David Abulafia | |
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.jpg) Abulafia in 2010 | |
| Born | David Samuel Harvard Abulafia 12 December 1949 Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 24 January 2026 (aged 76) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | R. C. Smail |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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David Samuel Harvard Abulafia CBE FSA FRHistS FBA (12 December 1949 – 24 January 2026) was an English historian. He was known for his written works about Italy, Spain and the rest of the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. He spent most of his career at the University of Cambridge. He became a professor at the age of 50.[1] He retired in 2017. He was a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He was a Fellow of the British Academy and a member of the Academia Europaea.[2]
Abulafia died on 24 January 2026 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire at the age of 76.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Cambridge University Reporter. Appointments". 10 January 2001. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "David Abulafia's 'The Boundless Sea' wins Wolfson History Prize 2020". The Wolfson History Prize. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-06-15.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Professor David Abulafia CBE has died. He was 76". News. Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
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