| Discipline: | Medieval historian |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 1929 |
| Workplaces: | Tulane University |
| Thesis Title: | Dante and the Idea of Rome |
| Thesis Year: | 1957 |
Charles Till Davis (14 April 1929 – 10 April 1998)[1] was an American medieval historian of Tulane University who was an authority on Dante Alighieri.
Charles Davis attended Davidson College before earning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied under the Italian historian Alessandro Passerin d’Entréves. Davis's doctoral dissertation, Dante and the Idea of Rome, was published by Clarendon Press in 1957. He taught history at Tulane University for over forty years and served as President of the Dante Society of America from 1991-1997. Davis was a vocal critic of the university's decision to name a hall in honor of segregationist F. Edward Hebert.[2] He was elected fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and was a member of the American Philosophical Society.[3] A prize is awarded annually at the university in his honor.[4]