Alex Woolf
Alex Woolf FSA Scot (born 12 July 1963) is a British medieval historian and academic. He specialises in the history of Britain and Ireland and to a lesser extent Scandinavia in the Early Middle Ages, with a particular emphasis on interaction and comparison across traditional ethnic boundaries. He is a senior lecturer at the University of St Andrews.
Alex Woolf FSA Scot | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Boxmoor, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Medieval historian |
| Notable work | New Edinburgh History of Scotland |
He is author of volume two in the New Edinburgh History of Scotland, covering the period between 789 and 1070. For this he won the 2008 Saltire Society award for "history book of the year".
He is the younger brother of the ancient historian Greg Woolf.
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