David Knowles
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1896 – 1974
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Who was David Knowles?
Dom David Knowles, O.S.B., DLitt, FRHistS, was an English Benedictine monk, Catholic priest and historian who became Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1954-1963. His works on monasticism in England, through to the Dissolution of the monasteries, are taken as authoritative.
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- Born
- Sep 29, 1896
United Kingdom - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Downside School
- Employment
- Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
(1954 - )
- Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
- Died
- Nov 21, 1974
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on July 23, 2013
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