Christopher Tyerman Explained

Honorific Prefix:Professor
Birth Date:1953 5, df=y
Occupation:Historian and academic
Awards:Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize (1981)
Professor of the History of the Crusades
Education:Harrow School
Alma Mater:New College, Oxford
Workplaces:University of York
The Queen's College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Hertford College, Oxford
Thesis Title:The French and the crusade, 1313-1336
Thesis Year:1981
Doctoral Advisor:Lionel Butler

Christopher J. Tyerman [1] (born 22 May 1953) is a British academic and historian focusing on the Crusades. In 2015, he was appointed Professor of History of the Crusades at the University of Oxford.

Life and career

Tyerman was an undergraduate at New College, Oxford, and was awarded a first-class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974; he lectured at the University of York between 1976 and 1977, before returning to the University of Oxford as a research fellow at Queen's College (1977–82); in 1981, he was awarded a doctor of philosophy degree and won the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize Medal. He also took up another research fellowship at Exeter College which lasted from 1982 to 1987. All the while, he had been a medieval history lecturer at Hertford College, Oxford since 1979, and in 2006 was elected one of its fellows.[2] In 2015, he was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of History of the Crusades by the university.[3]

Works

Tyerman's research interests lie in crusading in medieval western Europe, which he has explored from cultural, social, religious and political angles. He has focused especially on the high Middle Ages and medieval France. He has also published works on the history of education, including a monograph history of Harrow School. His published works include:

Books

As editor

Papers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of current Fellows (February 2024) . Royal Historical Society . 15 May 2024.
  2. http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/about/people/professor-christopher-tyerman "Professor Christopher Tyerman"
  3. https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2015-2016/15october2015-no5109/notices/#220529 "Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2015"