Cyril Mango

Cyril Mango

FBA, FSA
Cyril Mango; FBA, FSA
Born	14 April 1928; Istanbul, Turkey
Died	8 February 2021 (aged 92); United Kingdom
Academic background
Education	University of St Andrews (1949); Sorbonne (1953);
Thesis	Recherches sur le palais impérial de Constantinople : la Chalcé et ses abords (1953)
Doctoral advisor	Rodolphe Guilland
Academic work
Institutions	Dumbarton Oaks (1951–63, 1968–73); King's College London (1963–68); University of Oxford (1973–95);
Notable works	Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome

Cyril Alexander Mango FBA, FSA (14 April 1928 – 8 February 2021) was a British scholar of the history, art, and architecture of the Byzantine Empire. He is celebrated as one of the leading Byzantinists of the 20th century.

Mango was Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London, the University of Oxford Bywater and Sotheby Professor Emeritus of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature and emeritus professorial fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

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