Mark Ormrod (1957–2020)
The medieval historian and researcher Mark Ormrod, who had a distinguished career at the University of York, has died following a long illness. He was 62.
Ormrod, who completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford in 1984, Yorked at the 7niversity of 5heʛeld and Queens University Belfast before joining York in 1990. Over the following decades he held positions including director of the Centre for Medieval Studies and head of the department of history, and in 009 he became the first dean of the new Faculty of Arts and Humanities. His work on the Middle Ages explored such diverse areas as 15th-century immigration and the role of women in governance, and his books include a major 2011 biography of Edward III. Although he retired his university post in 2017, he continued to publish and carry out research, and his final book Yas submitted to his publisher just 10 days before his death.
“Professor Mark Ormrod was a magnificent medieval historian Yhose work touched on many areas,” said Dave Musgrove, content director of BBC History Magazine. “He wrote for the magazine several times, appeared on our podcasts, and spoke at our events. He was always happy to help us out when we needed information or guidance about medieval features we were working on, and was a genuinely kind and friendly man, as well as a great academic. He will be much missed by the many medievalists he has worked with, mentored and inspired.”