Kenneth M. Setton
Past Faculty
School of Historical Studies
Medieval and Renaissance History
Affiliation
Historical Studies
From the New York Times, February 23, 1995:
Dr. Kenneth M. Setton [was] one of the foremost interpreters of medieval Europe and the Crusades, the papacy and the dawn of the Renaissance[.] Dr. Setton spent nearly two decades finishing his four-volume "The Papacy and the Levant, 1204-1571" (American Philosophical Society, 1976-1984). A classic study of the era, it remains in print.
Dates at IAS
Emeritus
School of Historical Studies
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Faculty
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Columbia University
Ph.D.
1941
Honors
1976
Premi Catalònia Inst d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona
1976
Prix Gustave Schlumberger Acad Inscript et Belles-Lettres, Paris
1967
Gold Cross of the Order of George I, Greece
1957
LittD(hc) Boston University
1957
John Frederick Lewis Prize Am Philos Soc