James Holt

1922 - 2014

country of citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Bradford Grammar School, Merton College

occupation: medievalist, university teacher

award received: Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Knight Bachelor, Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

Sir James Clarke Holt (26 April 1922 – 9 April 2014), also known as J. C. Holt and Jim Holt, was an English medieval historian, known particularly for his work on Magna Carta. He was the third Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, serving between 1981 and 1988. Source: Wikipedia (en)