Wolfson History Prize
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Lyndal Roper
リンダル・ローパー
Rindaru Rōpā
Aliases:
Lyndal Anne Roper
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-05-28 （Melbourne, Victoria, Australia）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English, German
- Residence History
- Melbourne, Australia → Tübingen, Germany → London, UK → Oxford, UK
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor
- Active Years
- 1977-2025
- Affiliations
- Merton College, Oxford, King's College London, Royal Holloway, University of London, Balliol College, Oxford, Oriel College, Oxford
- Memberships
- Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA), Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Influenced By
- Heiko Oberman, Robert W. Scribner, Ingrid Batori, Hans-Christoph Rublack
- Influenced
- Laura Gowing
- Nominations
- Wolfson History Prize shortlist, Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, Elizabeth Longford Prize shortlist, Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | — | History and Philosophy | — | — | Australia |
| University of Tübingen | — | History | — | 約2年間 | Germany |
| King's College London | — | History | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Melbourne
History and Philosophy
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
Australia
Graduated in history and philosophy
University of Tübingen
History
Period:
約2年間
Country:
Germany
Studied with Heiko Oberman
King's College London
History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: 'Work, marriage and sexuality: Women in Reformation Augsburg', advisor: Robert W. Scribner
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cundill History Prize | Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War | — | McGill University | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Gerda Henkel Prize | — | 生涯功労賞 | Gerda Henkel Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Roland H. Bainton Prize | Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany | — | Sixteenth Century Society and Conference | 受賞 |
Cundill History Prize
2025
Work:
Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War
Organization:
McGill University
Result:
受賞
Gerda Henkel Prize
2016
Category:
生涯功労賞
Organization:
Gerda Henkel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Roland H. Bainton Prize
2005
Work:
Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany
Organization:
Sixteenth Century Society and Conference
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
2016 BiographyA biography of Martin Luther that locates him in his social and cultural context, foregrounding his physicality to understand his theology anew. Published for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a bestseller in Germany.
ReformationGenderPhysicality
Translations
- German, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, Dutch
Bibliography
- Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War (2025)
- Living I Was Your Plague: Martin Luther's World and Legacy (2021)
- Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet (2016)
- The Witch in the Western Imagination (2012)
- Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany (2004)
- Oedipus and the Devil: Witchcraft, Religion and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe (1994)
- The Holy Household: Women and Morals in Reformation Augsburg (1989)
Translations of Works
- Hexenwahn: Geschichte einer Verfolgung (German, Witch Craze)
- Ödipus und der Teufel (German, Oedipus and the Devil)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychoanalytic approachUse of visual cultureGender history perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- WitchcraftReformationGender rolesMartin Luther
Legacy
Specialist in German history of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, focusing on gender and the Reformation, witchcraft, and visual culture. First woman and first Australian to hold the Regius Chair of History at Oxford. Recipient of numerous awards.
Academic Societies
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
- British Academy
- Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Trivia
- First woman and first Australian to hold the Regius Chair of History at the University of Oxford.
- Has one child.
- Signed a letter by historians supporting Remain in the EU referendum.