Runciman, Sir James Cochran Stevenson (1903–2000)

The leading British historian of Byzantium, Runciman was an advocate of 'total' history, which he saw as utilising narrative rather than jargon and being based on a critical examination of primary sources rather than the application of theory.

Forenames:

James Cochran Stevenson

Surname:

Runciman

Title:

Sir

Honours:

Companion of Honour

Dates:

1903–2000

Institutions:

University of Istanbul

Significant posts:

Professor of Byzantine art and history, University of Istanbul

Influences:

Bury, John Bagnell

Themes:

Byzantine history

Biographies:

Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Interviews with Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy

Obituaries:

Guardian

Bibliography

• Bibliography from Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Personal papers

• National Register of Archives

Significant publications

• Steven Runciman, A History of the Crusades (3 vols., Cambridge, 1951–4)
• Steven Runciman, Byzantine Civilisation (London, 1933)

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