David Luscombe was a foremost historian of medieval thought and general history, whose largest contribution was making the philosophical, theological and personal writings of Peter Abelard both accessible and attractive. He played important roles within the University of Sheffield, the British Academy, and the Société internationale pour l’Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale, and promoted the study of the intellectual aspects of medieval history in his teaching, his books, and his editing of general histories.
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