Michael Postan

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Michael Postan was a prominent 20th-century economic historian known for his influential work on medieval European economy and his role in shaping the field of economic history in Britain.

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instanceOf British academic
economic historian
historian of the Middle Ages
human
academicDiscipline economics
history
areaOfInfluence 20th-century economic history
citizenshipStatus naturalised British citizen
contributedTo institutional analysis of medieval economies
quantitative approaches in economic history
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt London School of Economics
employer Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
era 20th century
familyName Postan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork European economic history
economic history
medieval economic history
genre academic writing
economic history literature
givenName Michael
hasNotableStudent students who became leading economic historians in Britain
inAcademicTradition Cambridge school of economic history NERFINISHED
influenced British economic history
medieval studies
influencedBy classical economic theory
institutional economics
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf British Academy NERFINISHED
name Michael Moïssey Postan NERFINISHED
notableFor shaping the field of economic history in Britain
studies of the medieval European economy
notableWork The Cambridge Economic History of Europe NERFINISHED
The Medieval Economy and Society NERFINISHED
occupation author
professor
university teacher
origin Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge
studied feudal economy
medieval agrarian structures
population and resources in medieval Europe
taught economic history
taughtAt University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
workLocation Cambridge NERFINISHED

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