Richard William Pfaff
Richard William Pfaff (1936-10 July 2016) was an American historian specializing in medieval English literature.
Biography
He was a descendant of German settlers in the Midwest.[1] In 1966, he became an ordained priest of the Episcopal Church.[1]
Career
He completed his B.A. in history at Harvard College.[1] He later received the Rhodes scholarship and attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received his D.Phil in history.[1] He served as an emeritus professor of history at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill till his retirement in 2006.[1]
Honors
In 1993, he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[1]
Personal life
He was married to Margaret Campbell until her death in 2010; he then remarried to Jeanette Falk shortly before his death.[1]
Bibliography
His notable books include:[2][3]
- The liturgy in medieval England : a history
- Medieval Latin Liturgy: A Select Bibliography
- Liturgical Calendars, Saints and Services in Medieval England
- New Liturgical Feasts In Later Medieval England
- Gibson, Margaret T.; Pfaff, Richard William; Heslop, T. A., eds. (1992). The Eadwine psalter: text, image, and monastic culture in twelfth-century Canterbury. London: Modern Humanities Research Association. ISBN 9780947623463.
References
- "Richard William Pfaff FSA [obituary]" (PDF). Magdalen College, Oxford. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Richard Pfaff". www.goodreads.com.
- "Pfaff, Richard William 1936-2016 [WorldCat Identities]".
