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David Nicolle
Born (1944-04-04) 4 April 1944 (age 80)
London
OccupationHistorian
NationalityBritish
SubjectMilitary history:
Middle East
Medieval warfare

David C. Nicolle (born 4 April 1944) is a British historian specialising in the military history of the Middle Ages, with a particular interest in the Middle East.

Life

David Nicolle worked for BBC Arabic before getting his MA at SOAS, University of London. He gained a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in year 1982. His PhD is titled The Military Technology of Classical Islam.[1] He lectured in World and Islamic art and architecture at Yarmouk University, Jordan. He was also on the editorial board of the Medieval History Magazine.

Nicolle married an American, Colette Giroux in 1976; they have a son Frederick Joseph ("Fred", born 1982) and a daughter Dr. Antoinette Laura ("Nette", born 1984). He now lives and works in Chipping Barnet, London.[2]

Selected works

Collaborations

As editor

References

  1. ^ David Nicolle's year 1982 PhD Thesis is downloadable in three volumes at University of Edinburgh: Volume 1: Medieval Muslim Military Equipment, Volume 2: Medieval Muslim Military Organization and Tactics, Volume 3: Schematic reproductions of Medieval Artworks.
  2. ^ information from Dr. David Nicolle
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