Wolfson History Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1991) Winner
Colin Platt
コリン・プラット
Korin Puratto
Aliases:
Colin Peter Sherard Platt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-11-11 （Canton (now Guangdong), China）
- Died
- 2015-07-23 age 80
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Horsham, West Sussex
Career
- Occupations
- historian, archaeologist, academic
- Active Years
- 1960-2015
- Affiliations
- University of Leeds, University of Southampton
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | History | BA | 1950年代 | United Kingdom |
| University of Leeds | — | History and Archaeology | PhD | 1960-1966 | United Kingdom |
Balliol College, Oxford
History
Degree:
BA
Period:
1950年代
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United Kingdom
first class honours
University of Leeds
History and Archaeology
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1960-1966
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: The monastic grange: a survey of the historical and archaeological evidence
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Wolfson History Prize | The Architecture of Medieval Britain: A Social History | — | Wolfson Foundation | 受賞 |
Wolfson History Prize
1991
Work:
The Architecture of Medieval Britain: A Social History
Organization:
Wolfson Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Architecture of Medieval Britain: A Social History
1990 Medieval studiesA social history of medieval British architecture.
medieval architecturesocial historyarchaeology
Bibliography
- The monastic grange in medieval England: a reassessment (1969)
- Excavations in medieval Southampton: 1953 - 1969 (1975)
- Medieval England: a social history and archaeology from the Conquest to A.D. 1600 (1978)
- The English medieval town (1986)
- The architecture of medieval Britain: a social history (1990)
- The great rebuildings of Tudor and Stuart England: revolutions in architectural taste (1994)
- The parish churches of medieval England (1995)
- Marks of opulence: the why, when and where of Western art 1000 - 1900 AD (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Integration of archaeology and historyEmphasis on empirical research
- Recurring Motifs
- Medieval Englandmonastic grangescastle architecture
Health
-
stammer生涯Lectures read by actor or pre-recorded; focused on small group tutorials.
Legacy
Leading medieval scholar, Wolfson Prize winner, subject of Festschrift.
In Popular Culture
- Twin brother Christopher Platt was Professor at Oxford.
Trivia
- Born in Canton, China, one of twins.
- Learned Russian during national service.
- Remarried art historian Claire Donovan in 1996.