Peter Spufford

Peter Spufford, FRHistS, FSA, FBA (born 18 August 1934) is a British academic and historian specialising in the economics of Medieval Europe. He is Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Cambridge.

He was married to Professor Margaret Spufford, OBE, FBA (10 December 1935 – 6 March 2014) who was a British academic and historian. They had two children; a son, Francis, and a daughter, Bridget, who pre-deceased them; Bridget is well remembered by Bridget's Hostel for disabled students in Cambridge.

As a research fellow at Jesus College, Spufford was President of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society in the 1959-60 Academic Year. He remains Vice-President of that society.

In 1968, Spufford was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). On 11 January 1990, he was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). In 1994, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). In 2005, he was awarded the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 2005.

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