Ruth Harris
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Professor Ruth Harris FBA |
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| Born | 25 December 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Title | Professor of Modern History |
| Spouse(s) | Iain Pears (m. 1985) |
| Children | Two |
| Awards |
Wolfson History Prize (2010) Fellow of the British Academy (2011) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania University of Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub discipline |
Modern European history History of France History of religion Gender history Cultural history History of science and medicine |
| Institutions |
St John's College, Oxford Smith College New College, Oxford University of Oxford All Souls College, Oxford |
Ruth Harris, FBA (born 25 December 1958) is an American historian and academic. She has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford since 2011 and a Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford since 2016. Previously, she was Fellow of New College, Oxford between 1990 and 2016, a Junior Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford from 1983 to 1987 and an Associate Professor at Smith College from 1987 to 1990. She was awarded the Wolfson History Prize in 2010 for her book The Man on Devil's Island.
Harris was born on 25 December 1958. She grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She studied at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and a Master of Arts (MA) degree. Having won a scholarship, she then studied at the University of Oxford and completed a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in 1984. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Murders and madness: legal psychiatry and criminal anthropology in Paris, 1880-1910".
Harris began her academic career as a Junior Research Fellow at St John's College, Oxford between 1983 and 1987. In 1987, she was shortlisted for a position at Christ Church, Oxford, but "decided to withdraw when she realised there was only one other woman Fellow at the college". Instead, she returned to the United States and took up a position at Smith College, an all-women's liberal arts college in Northampton, Massachusetts. From 1987 to 1990, she was an Associate Professor at Smith College.
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