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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Postan canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British academic
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economic historian ⓘ historian of the Middle Ages ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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history ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | 20th-century economic history ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalised British citizen ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
institutional analysis of medieval economies
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quantitative approaches in economic history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Postan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
European economic history
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economic history ⓘ medieval economic history ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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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
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medieval studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical economic theory
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institutional economics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Michael Moïssey Postan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
shaping the field of economic history in Britain
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studies of the medieval European economy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Cambridge Economic History of Europe
NERFINISHED
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The Medieval Economy and Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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professor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| origin | Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| studied |
feudal economy
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medieval agrarian structures ⓘ population and resources in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| taught | economic history ⓘ |
| taughtAt | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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