14 Facts About Chris Wickham

Chris Wickham had previously taught at the University of Birmingham from 1977, rising to be Professor of Early Medieval History from 1997 to 2005.

Chris Wickham was educated at Millfield, a public school in Street, Somerset, England.

Chris Wickham graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971.

Chris Wickham then remained to undertake postgraduate research and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1975 with a thesis entitled Economy and society in 8th century northern Tuscany.

Chris Wickham was a Lecturer from 1977 to 1987 and a Senior Lecturer from 1987 to 1989.

Chris Wickham was promoted to Reader in 1989, and made Professor of Medieval History in 1993.

Chris Wickham was appointed Director of the British School at Rome on 5 November 2020, and held the post until July 2021.

From June 2009 to July 2011, Chris Wickham served as a company director of the Past and Present Society.

On 6 July 2013, Chris Wickham was appointed a company director of the Past and Present Society: he retains this position as of 2019.

Chris Wickham's emphasis has largely been social and economic, though he has undertaken study into the legal and political history of the area as well.

Chris Wickham has edited Marxist History Writing for the Twenty-First Century, a volume that sees various academics discuss the status and profile of Marxist historiography, and has written a general history of early medieval Europe, published by Penguin, which examines cultural, religious and intellectual developments of the period not covered in his previous socio-economic study.

Chris Wickham is a member of the Labour Party, and was previously a member of the Democratici di Sinistra.

In 1998, Chris Wickham was elected a Fellow of the British Academy.

Chris Wickham was elected a foreign member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, a fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2012, and an associate member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium in 2014.