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Wendy R. Childs
Wendy R. Childs (born March 1943) is Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Later Medieval History at the University of Leeds. Early life and education Childs was educated at Girton College, Cambridge where she completed the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, BA (later Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin), promoted to Master of Arts, MA) and Doctor of Philosophy, PhD. Academic career Childs was appointed as a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of Leeds in 1975. She was promoted to Reader (academic rank), Reader in 1997 and to Professor of Later Medieval History in 2005. She was Director of the university's Institute for Medieval Studies from 1983 to 1993 and Chair of the School of History from 1991 to 1994. She retired in 2007 when she became emeritus professor Childs is a specialist in the economic history of medieval Europe and the international trade of England in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. She has also written about fourteenth century p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeritus
''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the last office held". In some cases, the term is conferred automatically upon all persons who retire at a given rank, but in others, it remains a mark of distinguished service awarded selectively on retirement. It is also used when a person of distinction in a profession retires or hands over the position, enabling their former rank to be retained in their title, e.g., "professor emeritus". The term ''emeritus'' does not necessarily signify that a person has relinquished all the duties of their former position, and they may continue to exercise some of them. In the description of deceased professors emeritus listed at U.S. universities, the title ''emeritus'' is replaced by indicating the years of their appointmentsThe Protoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |