Michael Crawford (historian)
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Michael Hewson Crawford, (born 7 December 1939) is a British ancient historian and
numismatist A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...
. Having taught at
Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
and the
University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
, he was Professor of Ancient History at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
from 1986 until he retired in 2005.


Early life

Crawford was born in
Twickenham Twickenham is a suburban district in London, England. It is situated on the River Thames southwest of Charing Cross. Historically part of Middlesex, it has formed part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames since 1965, and the boroug ...
on 7 December 1939. He was educated at St Paul's School,
Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title formerly claimed by University College, wh ...
(BA, MA), and the
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.


Academic career

In 1964, Crawford was elected a
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of
Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
. From 1969 until 1986 he was
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of
Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
, and
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in
Ancient History Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history to as far as late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script. Ancient history cove ...
in the
University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
. He was Professor of Ancient History at
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
from 1986 until 2005, becoming
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on his retirement. He continued to undertake some teaching in the Department of History and works on
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. In 1964/65, Crawford was Eliza Procter
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at
Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
. He has also been a visiting professor at
University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ...
(1983 and 1992),
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(1984),
University of Padua The University of Padua ( it, Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD) is an Italian university located in the city of Padua, region of Veneto, northern Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from B ...
(1986), University of San Marino (1989),
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(1990),
University of L'Aquila The University of L'Aquila ( it, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila) is a public research university located in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was founded in 1964 (its history begins in 1596) and is organized in nine departments. The university pr ...
(1990),
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(1997), and
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(1999).


Honours

He was elected a
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in 1980, a Foreign Member of the Istituto Lombardo in 1990 and a Foreign Corresponding Member of the
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in 2006. In 2001 he was appointed an Officier de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques de la République Française. He was awarded the
medal of the Royal Numismatic Society The Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society was first awarded in 1883. It is awarded by the Royal Numismatic Society and is one of the highest markers of recognition given to numismatists. The President and Council award the Medal annually to an "indi ...
in 1984 and is also a member of the Italian Numismatic Society.


Publications

* * * * * * * * T.J. Cornell, M.H. Crawford, and J.A. North, ''Art and production in the world of the Caesars'' (Milan: Olivetti, 1987) * Michael H. Crawford, ed., ''L'Impero romano e le strutture economiche e sociali delle provincie'' (Como: Edizioni New Press, 1986) * Michael H. Crawford, ''Coinage and money under the Roman Republic: Italy and the Mediterranean economy'' (London: Methuen, 1985) * M.H. Crawford, ''A catalogue of Roman Republican coins in the collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh'' (Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum, 1984) * Michael Crawford and David Whitehead, ''Archaic and Classical Greece: a selection of ancient sources in translation'' (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1983) * Michael Crawford, ed., ''Sources for ancient history'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983) * Michael H. Crawford, ''La moneta in Grecia e a Roma'' (Bari: Laterza, 1982) * Michael Crawford, 'Economia imperiale e commercio estero', ''Tecnologia, economia e società nel mondo romano: Atti del Convegno di Como, 27–29 sett. 1979'' (1980), 207–218 * Michael H. Crawford, 'Ancient Devaluations: a general theory', ''Collection de l'École française de Rome'' 37 (1978) ''Les "dévaluations" à Rome. Epoque républicaine et impériale'' (Rome, 13–15 Nov 1975), 147–158 * Michael H. Crawford, ''Roman Republican coinage'' (London: Cambridge University Press, 1974) * Mark Hassall, Michael Crawford, and Joyce Reynolds, 'Rome and the eastern provinces at the end of the second century B.C.', ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 64 (1974), 195–220 * K.T. Erim, J. Reynolds, and M. Crawford, 'Diocletian's currency reform: a new inscription', ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 61 (1971), 171–177 * Michael Crawford, ''Coin hoards and the pattern of violence in the late Republic'' (London: R. Clay & Sons, 1969) * M.H. Crawford, ''The financial organisation of Republican Spain'', ''Numismatic Chronicle'' 9 (1969), 79–93 * Michael H. Crawford, ''Roman Republican coin hoards'' (London: Royal Numismatic Society, 1969) * Michael H. Crawford, 'The edict of M. Marius Gratidianus', ''Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society'' (1968), 1–4 * M.H. Crawford, 'War and finance', ''Journal of Roman Studies'' 54 (1964), 29–32


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External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Michael 1939 births Living people People associated with the History Department, University College London Historians from Twickenham English numismatists English classical scholars Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford People educated at St Paul's School, London Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy Members of the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies Officiers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Members of the University of Cambridge faculty of classics Classical scholars of the University of London Scholars of Roman history Contributors to the Oxford Classical Dictionary