Stephen Christopher Rowell

Stephen Christopher Rowell (born 9 May 1964 in Leicester) is a British historian, translator and author of many publications and books about the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. His book Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire within East-Central Europe, 1295–1345 was published by Cambridge University Press in 1994.

Biography Stephen Rowell studied history, Latin, French, and Russian languages at Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating in 1985, before working at the college as a researcher in 1988–89.

In 1992–94, Rowell lectured in history at Vilnius University, Vytautas Magnus University, and Klaipėda University.

Publications Rowell has published more than 50 articles on medieval Europe and the early history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, in both Lithuanian and foreign publications.