F. M. Powicke

Sir Frederick Maurice Powicke FBA FRHistS (16 June 1879 – 19 May 1963) was an English medieval historian. He was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, a professor at Queen's University, Belfast, and the Victoria University of Manchester, and from 1928 until his retirement Regius Professor at the University of Oxford. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1946.

Sir

F. M. Powicke

FBA FRHistS
Born
Frederick Maurice Powicke

(1879-06-16)16 June 1879
Alnwick, England
Died19 May 1963(1963-05-19) (aged 83)
Oxford, England
Other namesMaurice Powicke
TitleRegius Professor of Modern History (1928–1947)
Spouse
Susan Irvine Martin
(m. 1909)
AwardsKnight Bachelor (1946)
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineEnglish medieval history
InstitutionsMerton College, Oxford
Queen's University, Belfast
Victoria University of Manchester
Doctoral studentsRichard William Hunt
Beryl Smalley
James Lydon (historian)
Notable studentsMargaret Wade Labarge
Kathleen Major
InfluencedC. R. Cheney
William Abel Pantin
R. W. Southern
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