Alex Woolf (born 12 July 1963) is a British

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and academic. He specialises in the history of Britain and Ireland and to a lesser extent

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in the

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, with a particular emphasis on interaction and comparison across traditional ethnic boundaries. He is a

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at the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

. He is author of volume two in the ''New Edinburgh History of Scotland'', covering the period between 789 and 1070. For this he won the 2008

Saltire Society The Saltire Society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of the culture and heritage of Scotland. Founded in 1936, the society was "set up to promote and celebrate the uniqueness of Scottish culture and Scotland’s ...

award for "history book of the year". He is the younger brother of the ancient historian

Greg Woolf Gregory Duncan Woolf, (born 3 December 1961) is a British ancient historian, archaeologist, and academic. He specialises in the late Iron Age and the Roman Empire. Since July 2021, he has been Ronald J. Mellor Chair of Ancient History at Unive ...

Academic career

In 1995, Woolf was appointed a

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in archaeology at the

University of Wales, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

. From 1997 to 2001, he was a lecturer in Celtic and early Scottish history and culture at the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 1 ...

. In 2001, he moved to the

University of St Andrews (Aien aristeuein) , motto_lang = grc , mottoeng = Ever to ExcelorEver to be the Best , established = , type = Public research university Ancient university , endowment ...

as a lecturer in history: he was later promoted to

Selected works

* "Caedualla Rex Brettonum and the passing of the Old North", ''Northern History'' 41.1, 1-20 (2004) * * * "Dun Nechtain, Fortriu and the Geography of the Picts"; ''Scottish Historical Review'' 2006 ; 85(2): 182-201 * "The expulsion of the Irish from Dyfed"; ''Ireland and Wales in the Middle Ages''; Karen Jankulak, Jonathan Wooding (ed); Four Courts Press 2007; 102-115 * *

References

External links

Staff Profile at UoStA

Saltire Society

Academia.edu profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolf, Alex Celtic studies scholars Academics of the University of St Andrews British medievalists English historians Living people 21st-century British writers 21st-century British historians Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter Academics of the University of Edinburgh 1963 births