Jonathan Riley-Smith

Jonathan Riley-Smith
Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History
University of Cambridge
In office
1994–2011
Preceded byChristopher N. L. Brooke
Succeeded byDavid Maxwell
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith

27 June 1938
Harrogate, England
Died13 September 2016(2016-09-13) (aged 78)
CitizenshipBritish
Parent(s)William Henry Douglas Riley-Smith
Elspeth Agnes Mary Craik Henderson
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge

Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith GCStJ FRHistS (27 June 1938 – 13 September 2016) was a historian of the Crusades,[1] and, between 1994 and 2005, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge.[2] He was a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[3]

  1. ^ Andy Soltis; Richard Johnson (5 May 2005). "Knight Clubbing - Historians' Jihad Vs. 'Heaven'". New York Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ Jonathan Phillips (19 September 2016). "An appreciation of the great historian of the Crusades". History Today Ltd. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ George Garnett (6 October 2016). "Jonathan Riley-Smith obituary". Scholar of the Crusades whose books promoted the public’s interest in his subject. The Guardian, London. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

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