Peter Brown

Peter Robert Lamont Brown (born 1935) is a historian and professor of history. He was born in Dublin, Ireland to a Protestant family, and was educated at Shrewsbury School and New College, Oxford. He was a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford where he pursued his graduate studies under the direction of Arnaldo Momigliano. He has taught at Oxford, the University of London, and UC Berkeley, as well as Princeton University, where he is currently the ... more

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