Norman Cantor

Norman Frank Cantor was a Canadian-American medievalist. Known for his accessible writing and engaging narrative style, Cantor's books were among the most widely read treatments of medieval history in English. He estimated that his textbook The Civilization of the Middle Ages, first published in 1963, had a million copies in circulation.

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1929 – 2004
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Background

Born in
Winnipeg
Educated at
Princeton UniversityOriel CollegeUniversity of Manitoba
Awards
🏆 Rhodes Scholarship

Timeline

  • 1929

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  • 2004

    Died

    Death

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