John W. Barker
John Walton Barker (October 7, 1933 – October 24, 2019) was an American historian and specialist in Byzantine history and classical music.
John W. Barker | |
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| Born | John Walton Barker October 7, 1933 |
| Died | October 24, 2019 (aged 86) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Spouse | Margaret (née Grabowski) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Byzantine History and Classical Music |
He was the author of a number of works on Byzantine history, including Justinian and the Later Roman Empire (1966) and Manuel II Palaeologus: 1391-1425: A study in late Byzantine Statesmanship (1969). Later in his career, he also wrote books on Richard Wagner, Wagner and Venice (2008), Wagner and Venice Fictionalized: Variations on a Theme (2012).
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