Sidney Painter

Sidney Painter
Born (1902-09-23)September 23, 1902
New York City, New York
Died January 12, 1960(1960-01-12) (aged 57)
Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation Historian
Nationality American
Period 20th century
Genre Medieval History

Sidney Painter (September 23, 1902 – January 12, 1960) was an American medievalist and historian. He was a fellow of the Mediaeval Academy and professor of history and chairman of the department of history at Johns Hopkins University.

Painter was born in New York City; after the Taft School he attended Yale University (AB 1925; PhD 1930).[1] He was an influential member of American academia in the 1950s and served on many boards and committees. He was treasurer and secretary of the American Council of Learned Societies and was a member of the council of the Mediaeval Academy. He was made a fellow in 1953.[2]

He wrote many influential books. His doctoral thesis was later published as "William Marshal: Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England", and was supervised by Professor Sydney K. Mitchell at Yale University.[3] He was an expert in medieval institutions but also believed in relating history from personal perspectives. He argued that the reign of King John cannot be understood without an intimate knowledge of the barons and their families and the division of family lands at the time.[2]

He died in Baltimore at the age of 57.[2]

Works

  • William Marshal: Knight-Errant, Baron, and Regent of England
  • A History of the Middle Ages: 284-1500. Later published as Western Europe in the Middle Ages 300-1475 co-authored by Brian Tierney.
  • French Chivalry: Chivalric Ideas and Practices in Mediaeval France
  • Feudalism and Liberty: Articles and Addresses
  • The Scourge of the Clergy: Peter of Dreux, Duke of Brittany
  • The Reign of King John
  • Mediaeval Society
  • The Rise of the Feudal Monarchies

References

  1. ↑ Who Was Who in America With World Notables. Marquis-Who's Who. 1960. p. 661.
  2. 1 2 3 Weitzmann, Kurt (1960). "Memoirs of Fellows and Corresponding Fellows of the Mediaeval Academy of America". Speculum. 35 (3): 521–522. JSTOR 2849773.
  3. ↑ Painter, Sidney (1933). William Marshall: Knight-Errant, Baron and Regent of England. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Press. pp. viii.


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