Paul F. Grendler

Paul F. Grendler
Born (1936-05-24) May 24, 1936
Armstrong, Iowa, United States
Occupation(s)historian, author
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of the papacy
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto

Paul F. Grendler (born: 24 May 1936) is an American historian of the Italian renaissance.

Biography

He was born on May 24, 1936 in Armstrong, Iowa.[1]

His grandparents were Polish American immigrants.[1]

Education

He studied at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. He also attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Oberlin College.[1]

He received a BA degree with a major in history from Oberlin College in 1959.[1]

He obtained his MA degree in sixteenth-century French history in 1962 from the University of Wisconsin.[1]

Career

He worked as a lecturer of history at the University of Pittsburgh from 1963 to 1964.[1]

He is currently a professor emeritus in the History Department at the University of Toronto.[2]

Awards and Honours

He has received the Dartmouth Medal of the American Library Association.[1]

He has received the Roland H. Bainton Prize.[1]

He received the Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.[1]

In 2014 he received the Premio Internazionale Galileo Galilei.[1]

Bibliography

He is the author of a number of notable books:[3][4]

  • The Humanities in Jesuit Schools 1548–1773
  • The Expulsion and Return of the Jesuits to Venice, 1606-57: A Test of Loyalty between the Papacy and the Jesuits
  • Policy Dialogue: The Rise and Decline of Catholic Education, 1500-Present
  • The Roman Inquisition and the Venetian Press
  • The Jesuits and Italian Universities, 1548-1773
  • Schooling in Renaissance Italy: Literacy and Learning, 1300-1600

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Oral History: Paul F. Grendler". George L. Mosse Program in History. 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Paul F. Grendler". Department of History. 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Paul F. Grendler | Author | LibraryThing". LibraryThing.com.
  4. ^ "Paul F. Grendler's research works | University of Toronto and other places".