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Norman Cantor
Canadian-American historian
Norman F. Cantor | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | 18 September 2004(2004-09-18) (aged 74) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Historian, essayist, teacher |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba (BA) Oriel College, Oxford Princeton University (MA, PhD) |
| Spouse | Mindy Mozart (m.
1957) |
| Children | Howard Cantor, Judy Cantor |
Norman Frank Cantor (November 19, 1929 – September 18, 2004)[1] was a Canadian-American medievalist.
Known for his accessible writing and engaging narrative style, Cantor's books were among the most widely read treatments of medieval history in English. He estimated that his textbook The Civilization of the Middle Ages, first published in 1963, had a million copies in circulation.[2]
Life
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to a Jewish family, Cantor received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Manitoba in 1951.
He moved to the Unite