David Dumville
Encyclopedia
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar. He was educated at Emmanuel College
, Cambridge
, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich
, and received his PhD. at the University of Edinburgh
in 1976. In 1974, he married Sally Lois Hannay, with whom he had one son. She died in 1989.
He is currently the Professor of History and Palaeography at the University of Aberdeen
and editor of the journal Anglo-Saxon. He has previously taught or held posts at the University of Wales, Swansea
(Fellow
, 1975-77), the University of Pennsylvania
(Assistant Professor of English, 1977-78), the University of Cambridge
, (Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, 1977-91; Reader in Early Mediaeval History and Culture of British Isles, 1991-95; Professor of Palaeography and Cultural History, 1995-2005), and University of California, Berkeley
(1997). He was also a Visiting Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) (1995) and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
(1996-97).
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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, Ludwig-Maximilian Universität, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, and received his PhD. at the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
in 1976. In 1974, he married Sally Lois Hannay, with whom he had one son. She died in 1989.
He is currently the Professor of History and Palaeography at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
and editor of the journal Anglo-Saxon. He has previously taught or held posts at the University of Wales, Swansea
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
(Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
, 1975-77), the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
(Assistant Professor of English, 1977-78), the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, (Lecturer in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, 1977-91; Reader in Early Mediaeval History and Culture of British Isles, 1991-95; Professor of Palaeography and Cultural History, 1995-2005), and University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(1997). He was also a Visiting Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA) (1995) and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Dublin, Ireland was established in 1940 by the Taoiseach of the time, Éamon de Valera under the . The Institute consists of 3 schools: The , the and the . The directors of these schools are currently Professor Werner Nahm, Professor Luke Drury and...
(1996-97).
Publications
David Dumville has produced numerous scholarly articles and books over the past 35 years, many of which are now considered standard works; a list of some of his major publications (including collections of his articles) is provided below. He recently founded a new scholarly journal for Anglo-Saxon studies, entitled Anglo-Saxon, which he edits with R. D. Fulk and Andrew Reynolds. It is published by the University of Aberdeen and the first issue appeared in Autumn 2007.- (with Kathryn Grabowski) Chronicles and Annals of Mediaeval Ireland & Wales, 1984
- (with Michael LapidgeMichael LapidgeMichael Lapidge D.Litt. is a Canadian historical linguist, fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and Fellow of the British Academy A lecturer in Anglo-Saxon studies at Cambridge from 1974 onwards, Lapidge was Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon from 1991 to 1998...
) The Annals of St NeotsAnnals of St NeotsThe Annals of St Neots are a Latin chronicle compiled and written at Bury St Edmunds between c. 1120 and c. 1140. It covers the history of Britain, extending from its invasion by Julius Caesar to the making of Normandy in 914...
, 1985 - The Historia Brittonum, 1985
- Histories and Pseudo-Histories of the Insular Middle Ages, 1990
- Wessex and England from Alfred to Edgar, 1992
- Liturgy and the Ecclesiastical History of Late Anglo-Saxon England, 1992
- Britons and Anglo-Saxons in the Early Middle Ages, 1993
- English Caroline Script and Monastic History, 1993
- Saint Patrick, 1993
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 1995
- The Churches of North Britain in the First Viking Age, 1997
- "Three Men in a Boat" (inaugural lecture), 1997
- Councils and Synods of the Gaelic Early and Central Middle Ages, 1997
- A Palaeographer's Review, vol. 1 1999, vol. 2 2003
- Saint David of Wales, 2001
- Annales Cambriae, 2002
- The Annals of Ulster, 2002
- (with Pádraig Ó Néill) Cáin Adomnáin and Canones Adomnani, 2003