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John F. Benton

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John F. Benton
Benton in 1988
Born1931 (1931)
DiedFebruary 25, 1988(1988-02-25) (aged 56–57)
EducationHaverford College (BA)
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
OccupationHistorian

John F. Benton (1931 Philadelphia – February 25, 1988 Pasadena) was the Doris and Henry Dreyfuss Professor of History at the California Institute of Technology.[1]

Education

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He graduated from Haverford College, with a BA in 1953, from Princeton University with an MA in 1955, and PhD in 1959. He taught at Reed College and the University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Awards

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Works

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  • Self and society in medieval France: 1064? - c. 1125, Guibert of Nogent, Ed. John F. Benton: Translator C. C. Swinton Bland, Harper & Row, 1970

References

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  1. ^ "Medieval History Scholar : Caltech Historian John F. Benton". Los Angeles Times. February 27, 1988.
  2. ^ "Obituaries" (PDF). California Institute of Technology. 1988.
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