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Arnaldo Momigliano was a scholar whose work encompassed many historical areas.
For over fifty years, his published work covered a wide range of topics in ancient, classical, Jewish, and Christian history. His later work was significant for its demonstration of how nineteenth-century European culture affected historiography. Momigliano’s books include The Conflict Between Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth Century (1963), The Development of Greek Biography (1971), Alien Wisdom: The Limits of Hellenization (1975; rev. ed., 1978), Essays in Ancient and Modern Historiography (1977), and On Pagans, Jews, and Christians (1987).
Biography
For twelve years Momigliano served as the Alexander White Visiting Professor of Classics and History at the University of Chicago, where he was also a member of the Committee on Social Thought. Prior to joining the University of Chicago faculty, he held professorships in ancient history at the Universities of Turin, Rome, and Bristol, at University College London, and at the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. He was a fellow of the British Academy, of the Dutch Academy, and of the Warburg Institute, and the recipient of an honorary British knighthood.
Momigliano was educated privately and attended the Universities of Turin and Rome.
Last updated January 1, 2005.
Published on July 1, 1987
