John Nightingale (academic)
The Baron of Cromarty | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale 7 September 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Spouse | Lucy Fergusson |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford Merton College, Oxford |
| Thesis | Monasteries and their patrons in the dioceses of Trier, Metz and Toul, circa 850-1000 (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Karl Leyser |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | Magdalen College, Oxford |
John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale, Baron of Cromarty (born 7 September 1960) is a British nobleman and academic. He is Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow in History at Magdalen College.[1]
Biography
[edit]The Baron of Cromarty was born 7 September 1960, the son of Michael and Hilary Nightingale. He is married to Lucy Fergusson, daughter of Drs. Patrick and Alison Fergusson, a partner at Linklaters LLP.[2]
He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England and also graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford, with a Master of Arts and later with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.). At Merton College, Oxford, he was the Harmsworth Senior Research Scholar between 1984 and 1986, and was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow from 1989 to 1992.[3] In 1986, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College and later, from 1993, a Tutor of Modern History.[4] He was Assessor of the University of Oxford from 2008 to 2009 and a member of its governing council from 2008 to 2014.[5] He is the current Baron of Cromarty in the Baronage of Scotland.
He was an elected Fellow of the Governing Body of Winchester College from 2002 to 2017.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]- Hidden Magdalen (2008) (associate editor)
- Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform: Lotharingia c.850-1000 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001)
- 'Oswald, Fleury and Continental Reform', in Nicholas Brooks and Catherine Cubitt, eds., St Oswald of Worcester: Life and Influence (London and New York: Leicester University Press, 1996), pp. 23-45
- 'Bishop Gerard of Toul (963-94) and Attitudes to Episcopal Office', in Timothy Reuter, ed., Warriors and Churchmen in the High Middle Ages: Essays Presented to Karl Leyser (London: Hambledon Press, 1992), pp. 41-62
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr John Nightingale". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Fergusson | Lawyers | Linklaters".
- ^ "Postdoctoral Fellowships".
- ^ "Professor John Nightingale | Magdalen College Oxford".
- ^ University of Oxford Calendar
- ^ "Winchester College | Governance".
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- Historians of the University of Oxford
- British medievalists
- 20th-century British historians
- 21st-century British historians
- 20th-century British male writers
- 21st-century British male writers
- Nobility from Highland (council area)
- Historians of Christianity