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Walter Goffart

Walter André Goffart (February 22, 1934 – February 14, 2025) was a German-born American historian who specialized in Late Antiquity and the European Middle Ages. He taught for many years as a professor at the University of Toronto and at the Centre for Medieval Studies from 1960 to 1999, and was a senior research scholar at Yale University. He was the…

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Education
Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) · École normale supérieure
Academic advisor
Charles Holt Taylor
Born
Walter André Goffart (1934-02-22)February 22, 1934 Berlin, Germany
Died
February 14, 2025(2025-02-14) (aged 90) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Discipline
Medieval studies
Influences
Dubos · Coulanges

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Theories on Barbarians and the Fall of Rome

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Walter Goffart

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Walter Goffart

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Walter Goffart → Canadian Who's Who, Elizabeth Lumley, Goffart, Volume, Yale University
Education · 2
Walter Goffart → Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD), École normale supérieure
Influences · 2
Walter Goffart → Coulanges, Dubos
Notable students · 2
Walter Goffart → Andrew Gillett, Michael Kulikowski
Academic advisor · 1
Walter Goffart → Charles Holt Taylor
Born · 1
Walter Goffart → Walter André Goffart (1934-02-22)February 22, 1934 Berlin, Germany
Died · 1
Walter Goffart → February 14, 2025(2025-02-14) (aged 90) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
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Walter Goffart → Medieval studies
Institutions · 1
Walter Goffart → University of Toronto Yale University

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Walter GoffartAcademic advisorCharles Holt Taylor1.00infobox
Walter GoffartBornWalter André Goffart (1934-02-22)February 22, 1934 Berlin, Germany1.00infobox
Walter GoffartDiedFebruary 14, 2025(2025-02-14) (aged 90) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.1.00infobox
Walter GoffartDisciplineMedieval studies1.00infobox
Walter GoffartEducationHarvard University (BA, MA, PhD)1.00infobox
Walter GoffartEducationÉcole normale supérieure1.00infobox
Walter GoffartInfluencesDubos1.00infobox
Walter GoffartInfluencesCoulanges1.00infobox
Walter GoffartInstitutionsUniversity of Toronto Yale University1.00infobox
Walter GoffartNotable studentsAndrew Gillett1.00infobox
Walter GoffartNotable studentsMichael Kulikowski1.00infobox
Walter GoffartSchool or traditionToronto School of History1.00infobox
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