David Nicolle

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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

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