Keith Wrightson | |
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Born | Keith Edwin Wrightson 22 March 1948 |
Nationality | British |
Academic background | |
Education | Dame Allan's Boys' School, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | |
Doctoral students |
Keith Edwin Wrightson, FBA , FRHistS (born 22 March 1948) is an English historian who specialises in early modern England.
Wrightson was born on 22 March 1948 in Croxdale, County Durham, England. [1] [2] He was educated at Dame Allan's School, an all-boys private school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. [1] He studied history at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1970 and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1974. [3] His doctoral thesis was titled "The Puritan reformation of manners, with special reference to the counties of Lancashire and Essex, 1640-1660". [4]
Wrightson began his academic career as a research fellow in history at Fitzwilliam College from 1972 to 1975. [1] He then moved to the University of St Andrews where he was a lecturer in modern history from 1975 to 1984. [5] He returned to Cambridge in 1984 having been elected a fellow of Jesus College and appointed a university lecturer in history. [1] He was promoted to Reader in English Social History in 1993 and to Professor of Social History in 1998. [1]
Wrightson has taught at the University of St Andrews, University of Cambridge and Yale University. [6]
Wrightson is currently the Randolph W. Townsend Professor of History at Yale University. [7]
In 1996, Wrightson was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [5] He is also an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). [1] Wrightson was formerly the President of the North American Conference on British Studies. [6] [8] Wrightson is the recipient of the John Ben Snow Prize. [6]
His notable books include: