Dimitri Obolensky
Dimitri Dimitrievich Obolensky FBA FSA (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Оболенский; 1 April [O.S. 19 March] 1918–23 December 2001) was a Russian-British historian who was Professor of Russian and Balkan History at the University of Oxford and the author of various historical works.
Sir Dimitri Obolensky | |
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| Дмитрий Оболенский | |
| Born | Prince Dmitri Dmitrievich Obolensky 1 April 1918 St Petersburg, Russian Soviet Republic |
| Died | 23 December 2001 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Awards | Knights Bachelor |
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| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (1937–42) |
| Thesis | The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism (1942) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elizabeth Hill |
| Influences | Francis Dvornik, Ihor Ševčenko, John Meyendorff |
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| Doctoral students | Anthony Bryer, Michael Angold, James Howard-Johnston, Jonathan Shepard, Simon Franklin |
| Notable works | The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500–1453 |
| Notable ideas | Byzantine commonwealth |
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