Southern, Sir Richard William (1912–2001)

Southern was a historian of Medieval England noted for his interest in understanding the thoughts of the people of the period, as well as for the style in which he wrote about them.

 

Forenames:

Richard William

Surname:

Southern

Title:

Sir

Dates:

1912–2001

Institutions:

Royal Historical Society
University of Oxford (All Souls College)
University of Oxford (St John's College)

Significant posts:

President, Royal Historical Society
Chichele Professor of Modern History (University of Oxford)

Influences:

Galbraith,Vivian Hunter
Lot, Ferdinand
Powicke, Frederick Maurice

Themes:

Medieval history

Biographies:

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

Obituaries:

Guardian
Independent

Bibliography

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

Significant publications

• R. W. Southern, The Making of the Middle Ages (London, 1953)
• R. W. Southern, Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages (Harmondsworth, 1970)

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