| Intro | British academic and historian |
| Was |
Historian Academic |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type |
Education Social science |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 18 August 1934 |
| Death |
19 November 2017 (aged 83 years) |
| Star sign | Leo |
Peter Spufford, FRHistS, FSA, FBA (born 18 August 1934) is a British academic and historian specialising in the economics of Medieval Europe. He is Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Cambridge.
Personal life
He was married to Professor Margaret Spufford, OBE, FBA (10 December 1935 – 6 March 2014) who was a British academic and historian. They had two children; a son, Francis, and a daughter, Bridget, who pre-deceased them; Bridget is well remembered by Bridget’s Hostel for disabled students in Cambridge.
As a research fellow at Jesus College, Spufford was President of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society in the 1959-60 Academic Year. He remains Vice-President of that society.
Honours
In 1968, Spufford was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). On 11 January 1990, he was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). In 1994, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). In 2005, he was awarded the Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society in 2005.