Ole Jørgen Benedictow

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Ole Jørgen Benedictow
Born (1941-07-22) 22 July 1941 (age 82)
Medieval history
Black Death
InstitutionsUniversity of Oslo

Ole Jørgen Benedictow (born 22 July 1941) is a Norwegian historian. Having spent his entire professional career at the University of Oslo, he is especially known for his work on plagues, especially the Black Death.

Career

He was born in

professor emeritus. In 2002 he published Svartedauen og senere pestepidemier i Norge: pestepidemiens historie i Norge 1348-1654, on the history of plague
in Norway.

His main works having revolved mainly around Norway and the Nordic countries, Benedictow's book The Black Death 1346-1353: The Complete History, from 2004, is an extensive study of the impact of the Black Death, drawing on material from all over Europe. Here he makes the claim that the Black Death caused the death of as much as 60% of the population of Europe.[3] Such a high death rate was previously unheard of in the historiography of the field. The assertion has not been universally accepted in the historical community.[4]

In addition to his academic work, Benedictow is known for prolific writing in print media, as well as giving lectures outside of the university.[2]

References

  1. ^
    Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link
    ]
  2. ^ a b "Ole Jørgen Benedictow 60 år 22. juli" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 29 June 2001.
  3. ISBN 0-85115-943-5
    .
  4. doi:10.1093/ehr/cej012
    . Retrieved 2008-12-06.


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