John Nightingale (academic)
John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale, Baron of Cromarty (born 7 September 1960) is a nobleman and British academic.
John Nightingale | |
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| Born | John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale 7 September 1960 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | academic |
| Title | The Baron of Cromarty |
| Spouse | Lucy Fergusson |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Michael Nightingale, Hilary Jones |
Biography
The Baron of Cromarty was born 7 September 1960, the son of Michael and Hilary Nightingale. He is married to Lucy Fergusson, daughter of Drs. Patrick and Alison Fergusson, a partner at Linklaters LLP.[1]
He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England and also graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford, with a Master of Arts and later with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.). At Merton College, Oxford, he was the Harmsworth Senior Research Scholar between 1984 and 1986, and was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow from 1989-1992.[2] In 1986, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College and later, from 1993, a Tutor of Modern History.[3] He was Assessor of the University of Oxford from 2008-2009 and a member of its governing council from 2008-2014.[4] He is the current Baron of Cromarty in the Baronage of Scotland.
Baron of Cromarty was an elected Fellow of the Governing Body of Winchester College from 2002-2017.[5]
Works
- Hidden Magdalen (2008) (associate editor)
- Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform: Lotharingia c.850-1000 (2001)
- Oswald, Fleury and Continental Reform (1996)
- many articles on medieval history[6]