Christopher Tyerman
Christopher Tyerman | |
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| Born | 22 May 1953 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Title | Professor of the History of the Crusades |
| Awards | Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize (1981) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Thesis | The French and the crusade, 1313-1336 (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lionel Butler |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of York The Queen's College, Oxford Exeter College, Oxford Hertford College, Oxford |
Christopher J. Tyerman FRHistS (born 22 May 1953) is a British academic and historian focusing on the Crusades. In 2015, he was appointed Professor of History of the Crusades at the University of Oxford.