David Luscombe Explained

David Edward Luscombe (22 July 1938 – 30 August 2021) was a British medievalist. He was professor emeritus of medieval history at the University of Sheffield. He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1986. He was also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London.^[1] He was the joint editor of volume four of The New Cambridge Medieval History.^[2]

Luscombe died on 30 August 2021, at the age of 83.^[3]

Honours

In 2014, Luscombe was awarded the British Academy Medal for his book The Letter Collection of Peter Abelard and Heloise.^[4]

Selected publications

• Medieval Thought. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997.
• The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 4, c. 1024–c. 1198. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004. (Editor with Jonathan Riley-Smith)
• The School of Peter Abelard. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008.
• A Monastic Community in Local Society: The Beauchief Abbey Cartulary. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012. (Editor with David Hey & Lisa Liddy)

Notes and References

1. https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/history/staff/david-luscombe#tab02 Professor David Luscombe.
2. https://www.cambridge.org/core/series/new-cambridge-medieval-history/7906A1E2C04E0EDE4F246DB6849926E8 The New Cambridge Medieval History.
3. https://epaper.thetimes.co.uk/the-times Luscombe death notice
4. Web site: British Academy Prizes and Medals Ceremony 2014. British Academy. 30 July 2017. 25 November 2014.