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John Nightingale
Born
John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale

(1960-09-07) 7 September 1960 (age 64)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian and academic
SpouseLucy Fergusson
Children1[citation needed]
Academic background
EducationWinchester College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
ThesisMonasteries and their patrons in the dioceses of Trier, Metz and Toul, circa 850-1000 (1988)
Doctoral advisorKarl Leyser
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsMagdalen College, Oxford

John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale, Baron of Cromarty (born 7 September 1960) is a British academic. He is Associate Professor of Medieval History at the University of Oxford,[1] and Tutorial Fellow in History at Magdalen College.[2]

Biography

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Nightingale 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.[3][failed verification]

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.[4][failed verification] In 1986, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College and later, from 1993, a Tutor of Modern History.[2][failed verification] He was Assessor of the University of Oxford from 2008 to 2009 and a member of its governing council from 2008 to 2014.[5][not specific enough to verify] He is the current Baron of Cromarty in the Baronage of Scotland.[citation needed]

He was an elected Fellow of the Governing Body of Winchester College from 2002 to 2017.[6][failed verification]

Bibliography

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Dr John Nightingale". Faculty of History, University of Oxford. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Professor John Nightingale | Magdalen College Oxford". magd.ox.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "Lucy Fergusson | Lawyers |". linklaters.com.
  4. ^ "Postdoctoral Fellowships". thebritishacademy.ac.uk.
  5. ^ University of Oxford Calendar
  6. ^ "Winchester College | Governance". winchestercollege.org.


Baronage of Scotland
Preceded by
Michael Nightingale (father)
Baron of Cromarty
1998-present
Succeeded by
Incumbent