| 1 | Name: | Dr. Giles Constable | |
| Institution: | Institute for Advanced Study | ||
| Year Elected: | 1987 | ||
| Class: | 4. Humanities | ||
| Subdivision: | 405. History and Philology, East and West, through the 17th Century | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1929 | ||
| Death Date: | January 18, 2021 | ||
Giles Constable was Medieval History Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Advanced Study's School of Historical Studies. An outstanding medievalist with a particular interest in monastic culture and the religious life of the 12th century, he has published more than 20 books in the area of medieval religious and intellectual history; these include Monastic Tithes from their Origins to the Twelfth Century (1964), The Letters of Peter the Venerable (2 volumes, 1967), Medieval Monasticism: A Select Bibliography (1976), People and Power in Byzantium (with Alexander Kazhdan, 1982), Three Studies in Medieval Religious and Social Thought (1995), The Reformation of the Twelfth Century (1996), Crusaders and Crusading in the Twelfth Century (2009), The Abbey of Cluny (2010) and a translation of How to Defeat the Saracens by William of Adam (2012), as well as over a hundred articles, most of which have been reprinted in five volumes. In addition to his work in monastic studies, Dr. Constable has also conducted research on medieval social, economic and intellectual history of the Middle Ages, and he is known as a scholar of unusual depth and sensitivity. Dr. Constable received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1957 and taught there from 1958-84, serving as Henry Charles Lea Professor of Medieval History (1966-77) and director of Dumbarton Oaks (1977-84), among other positions. He died on January 18, 2021. | |||