Donald Nicol

Donald MacGillivray Nicol, FBA, MRIA (4 February 1923 – 25 September 2003) was an English Byzantinist.

For the Scottish politician, see Donald Nicol (MP).

Donald MacGillivray Nicol

FBA, MRIA
Born(1923-02-04)4 February 1923
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died23 September 2003(2003-09-23) (aged 80)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Academic background
EducationPembroke College, Cambridge
ThesisThe Despotate of Epirus, 1204–61 (1952)
Doctoral advisorSteven Runciman
Academic work
Institutions
  • University College Dublin (1952–64)
  • University of Edinburgh (1966–70)
  • King's College London (1970–88)
Doctoral studentsRuth Macrides, Paul Magdalino
Main interestsByzantine and modern Greek language and literature
Notable worksThe Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261–1453
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