Steven Runciman

Sir Steven Runciman
Runciman in 1957
Born
James Cochran Stevenson Runciman[1]

(1903-07-07)7 July 1903
Died1 November 2000(2000-11-01) (aged 97)
Radway, Warwickshire, England
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationHistorian
Known forA History of the Crusades
Parent(s)Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford
Hilda Stevenson

Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH FBA (7 July 1903 – 1 November 2000), known as Steven Runciman, was an English historian best known for his three-volume A History of the Crusades (1951–54). His works had a profound impact on the popular conception of the Crusades.

  1. ^ Constable, Giles (2003). "Sir Steven Runciman, 7 July 1903 · 1 November 2000". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 147 (1): 95–101. JSTOR 1558132.

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