Felipe Fernández-Armesto (born 1950) is a British professor of history and author of several popular works, notably on cultural and environmental history.
He was born in London; his father was the Spanish journalist Felipe Fernández Armesto (who wrote using the pseudonym Augusto Assía [es]) and his mother was Betty Millan, a British-born journalist and co-founder (with Remy Hefter, in 1947) and editor of The Diplomatist (whose current title is Diplomat), the in-house journal of the diplomatic corps in London.[1]
In 1982 he published The Canary Islands after the Conquest: The Making of a Colonial Society in the Early Sixteenth Century, an archival study of the Canary Islands during the period of their original settlement. In 1987 he published Before Columbus: Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 1229–1492, a study of the earliest phase of European imperialism when Europeans left the Mediterranean and colonized the islands along the northwest coast of Africa.
Among other distinctions, Fernández-Armesto has won the John Carter Brown Medal, the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum (UK), the Premio Nacional an Investigacion of the Sociedad Geográfica Española, Spain's Premio Nacional de Gastronomia for his history of food, and the Tercentenary Medal of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
2017: Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, "Spain's highest honour for contributors to science, scholarship, education, and the arts"[4]
Columbus and the Conquest of the Impossible (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974)
Ferdinand and Isabella (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975)
The Canary Islands after the Conquest: The Making of a Colonial Society in the Sixteenth Century (Oxford University Press, 1982)
Before Columbus: Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1229–1492 (University of Pennsylvania Pr, 1987)
The Spanish Armada: The Experience of War in 1588 (Oxford University Press, 1988)
Columbus (Oxford University Press, 1991)
Barcelona: A Thousand Years of the City's Past (Trafalgar Square, 1991)
The Times Illustrated History of Europe (Times Books, 1995)
Millennium: A History of Our Last Thousand Years (Bantam Press, 1995)
Reformation: Christianity and the World 1500-2000 (Bantam Press, 1996) or Reformations: A Radical Interpretation of Christianity and the World, 1500-2000 (Scribner, 1997) (co-authored with Derek Wilson)
Truth: A History and a Guide for the Perplexed (Bantam Press, 1997)
Civilizations (Macmillan, 2000) or Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature (Free Press, 2001)
Food: A History (Macmillan, 2001) or Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food (Free Press, 2002)
The Americas: A Hemispheric History (Modern Library, 2003) or The Americas: A History of A Hemisphere (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003)
Ideas That Changed the World (Dorling Kindersley, 2003)
Humankind: A Brief History (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration (W. W. Norton, 2006; Oxford University Press, 2007)
Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006; Random House, 2007)
The World: A Brief History (Pearson, 2007)
1492. The Year the World Began (HarperOne, 2009; Bloomsbury, 2010)
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States (W. W. Norton & Co., 2014)
A Foot in the River: Why Our Lives Change–and the Limits of Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2015)
The Oxford Illustrated History of the World (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Out of Our Minds: What We Think and How We Came to Think It (Oneworld, 2019)
Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan (Bloomsbury, 2022)
The Times Guide to the Peoples of Europe: The Essential Handbook to Europe's Tribes (Times Books, 1994)
Referencesedit
^de Blocq van Kuffeler, Venetia. "DIPLOMAT IS CELEBRATING its 70th birthday!". The Diplomat. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^History News Network video interview with Professor Fernández-Armesto describing his arrest for jaywalking at the American Historical Association in Atlanta in January 2007.
^Clout, Laura (11 January 2007). "Historian 'pinned to ground by US police and beaten for jaywalking'". The Daily Telegraph.
^Buznea, Rina (28 April 2017). "History professor Felipe Fernández-Armesto awarded Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise". Notre Dame International.
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Biography at Springerlink
An interview with TMCQ: "With my usual intellectual perversity, I thought it would be interesting to have a Human history written from an imaginary perspective. I am interested in shifting perspective. I do believe in objective historical reality. I do believe that the truth is out there and I’m absolutely not a relativist or a postmodernist."
: "I defend people's right to deny the Holocaust and to utter lies — so long as the rest of us remain aware that what they're saying is a lie."
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Felipe Fernandez Armesto news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Felipe Fernandez Armesto born 1950 is a British professor of history and author of several popular works notably on cultural and environmental history Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards and honours 3 Selected works 3 1 As editor 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editHe was born in London his father was the Spanish journalist Felipe Fernandez Armesto who wrote using the pseudonym Augusto Assia es and his mother was Betty Millan a British born journalist and co founder with Remy Hefter in 1947 and editor of The Diplomatist whose current title is Diplomat the in house journal of the diplomatic corps in London 1 Felipe Fernandez Armesto joined the history department at the University of Notre Dame in 2009 after occupying chairs at Tufts University and at Queen Mary College University of London He had spent most of his career teaching at Oxford where he was an undergraduate and doctoral student He has had visiting appointments at many universities and research institutes in Europe and the Americas and has honorary doctorates from La Trobe University and the University of the Andes Colombia He began his teaching career at Charterhouse School in Godalming Surrey In 1982 he published The Canary Islands after the Conquest The Making of a Colonial Society in the Early Sixteenth Century an archival study of the Canary Islands during the period of their original settlement In 1987 he published Before Columbus Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 1229 1492 a study of the earliest phase of European imperialism when Europeans left the Mediterranean and colonized the islands along the northwest coast of Africa Fernandez Armesto gained media attention in 2007 for allegedly being a victim of police brutality at the hands of the Atlanta Police Department following an incident of jaywalking 2 3 Awards and honours editAmong other distinctions Fernandez Armesto has won the John Carter Brown Medal the Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum UK the Premio Nacional an Investigacion of the Sociedad Geografica Espanola Spain s Premio Nacional de Gastronomia for his history of food and the Tercentenary Medal of the Society of Antiquaries of London 2017 Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X Spain s highest honour for contributors to science scholarship education and the arts 4 2008 Universidad de los Andes honorary doctorate 2007 World History Association Book Prize Pathfinders A Global History of ExplorationSelected works editColumbus and the Conquest of the Impossible Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 1974 Ferdinand and Isabella Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 1975 The Canary Islands after the Conquest The Making of a Colonial Society in the Sixteenth Century Oxford University Press 1982 Before Columbus Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 1229 1492 University of Pennsylvania Pr 1987 The Spanish Armada The Experience of War in 1588 Oxford University Press 1988 Columbus Oxford University Press 1991 Barcelona A Thousand Years of the City s Past Trafalgar Square 1991 The Times Illustrated History of Europe Times Books 1995 Millennium A History of Our Last Thousand Years Bantam Press 1995 Reformation Christianity and the World 1500 2000 Bantam Press 1996 or Reformations A Radical Interpretation of Christianity and the World 1500 2000 Scribner 1997 co authored with Derek Wilson Truth A History and a Guide for the Perplexed Bantam Press 1997 Civilizations Macmillan 2000 or Civilizations Culture Ambition and the Transformation of Nature Free Press 2001 Food A History Macmillan 2001 or Near a Thousand Tables A History of Food Free Press 2002 The Americas A Hemispheric History Modern Library 2003 or The Americas A History of A Hemisphere Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2003 Ideas That Changed the World Dorling Kindersley 2003 Humankind A Brief History Oxford University Press 2004 Pathfinders A Global History of Exploration W W Norton 2006 Oxford University Press 2007 Amerigo The Man Who Gave His Name to America Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2006 Random House 2007 The World A Brief History Pearson 2007 1492 The Year the World Began HarperOne 2009 Bloomsbury 2010 Our America A Hispanic History of the United States W W Norton amp Co 2014 A Foot in the River Why Our Lives Change and the Limits of Evolution Oxford University Press 2015 The Oxford Illustrated History of the World Oxford University Press 2019 Out of Our Minds What We Think and How We Came to Think It Oneworld 2019 Straits Beyond the Myth of Magellan Bloomsbury 2022 As editor edit A History of England The Folio Society 1997 2002 The Times Guide to the Peoples of Europe The Essential Handbook to Europe s Tribes Times Books 1994 References edit de Blocq van Kuffeler Venetia DIPLOMAT IS CELEBRATING its 70th birthday The Diplomat Retrieved 11 June 2023 History News Network video interview with Professor Fernandez Armesto describing his arrest for jaywalking at the American Historical Association in Atlanta in January 2007 Clout Laura 11 January 2007 Historian pinned to ground by US police and beaten for jaywalking The Daily Telegraph Buznea Rina 28 April 2017 History professor Felipe Fernandez Armesto awarded Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise Notre Dame International External links editBiography at Springerlink An interview with TMCQ With my usual intellectual perversity I thought it would be interesting to have a Human history written from an imaginary perspective I am interested in shifting perspective I do believe in objective historical reality I do believe that the truth is out there and I m absolutely not a relativist or a postmodernist An interview with Spiked magazine I defend people s right to deny the Holocaust and to utter lies so long as the rest of us remain aware that what they re saying is a lie Truth and Authenticity Pulse Berlin Appearances on C SPAN nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felipe Fernandez Armesto amp oldid 1186661522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
