Norman Cantor
Canadian-American historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman Frank Cantor (November 19, 1929 – September 18, 2004)[1] was a Canadian-American medievalist. Known for his accessible writing and engaging narrative style, Cantor's books were among the most widely read treatments of medieval history in English. He estimated that his textbook The Civilization of the Middle Ages, first published in 1963, had a million copies in circulation.[2]
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Norman F. Cantor | |
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Born | November 19, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | 18 September 2004(2004-09-18) (aged 74) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation | Historian, essayist, teacher |
Alma mater | University of Manitoba (BA) Oriel College, Oxford Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
Spouse | Mindy Mozart (m. 1957) |
Children | Howard Cantor, Judy Cantor |
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