Peter Spufford was Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Cambridge.
11 Facts About Peter Spufford
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Peter Spufford was educated at Kingswood School, a private school in Bath, Somerset.
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Peter Spufford studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1963.
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Peter Spufford then moved to the University of Keele, where he rose through the ranks from assistant lecturer to lecturer to senior lecturer, and finally to reader, between 1960 and 1979.
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In 1979, Peter Spufford returned to the University of Cambridge, having been elected a Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge.
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Peter Spufford additionally held positions in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge: he was a university lecturer from 1979 to 1990, Reader in Economic History from 1990 to 2000, and Professor of European History from 2000 to 2001.
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Peter Spufford retired from full-time academia in 2001 and was appointed Emeritus Fellow of Queens' College.
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Peter Spufford joined the Society of Genealogists in 1955, became a Fellow of the Society in 1969, and served as its Vice-President from 1997 to 2012.
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Peter Spufford edited the Society's journal from 1961 to 1963.
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Peter Spufford was married to Professor Margaret Peter Spufford who was a British academic and historian.
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In 1968, Peter Spufford was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.