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Peter Biller

b. 1945

British historian

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About Peter Biller

Born 1945. Peter Biller is a British historian, university teacher, medievalist, translator and professor.

Peter Biller is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of York, where he has taught since 1970. Biller is general editor of the York Medieval Press, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the British Academy. His research interests include academic thought, heresy, inquisition including AHRB funded research on inquisition trials, and medicine in medieval Europe. He is a member of the board of Bollettino della Società di Studi Valdesi.

Education and fellowships

St Benedict's School, Ealing; Oriel College, Oxford (BA Modern Hist. 1966; MA 1970; DPhil 1974; Hon. Fellow 2017). FRHistS 1987. FBA 2012. Honorary Fellow Oriel College Oxford 2017. Corresponding Fellow Medieval Academy of America 2022.

Selected publications

The Waldenses 1170-1530: Between a Religious Order and a Church. Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, 2001. Variorum Collected Studies The Measure of Multitude: Population in Medieval Thought. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
St Benedict's School
Employers
University of York
Awards
Fellow of the British Academy; Fellow of the Royal Historical Society; Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Also known as
Peter Paul Arpad Biller

Family & relationships

Spouse
Miggy Biller

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Peter Biller's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Biller?

British historian

When was Peter Biller born?

Peter Biller was born on 9 April 1945.

What is Peter Biller's occupation?

Peter Biller is a historian, university teacher, medievalist, translator and professor.

What nationality is Peter Biller?

Peter Biller is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Biller

· Wikidata: Q22000292

· DBpedia: Peter Biller

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