David McKitterick
David John McKitterick, FSA, FBA (born 9 January 1948) is an English librarian and academic, who was Librarian and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
McKitterick was born on 9 January 1948 to the Revd Canon J. H. B. McKitterick and Marjory McKitterick (née Quarterman). He was educated at King's College School, a private school in Wimbledon, London. He studied at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1969: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1973. He studied library science at University College London, completing a diploma (DipLib) in 1971.[2]
Career[edit]
He worked at the Cambridge University Library from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1986. He was a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge from 1978 to 1986. He was elected a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge: he served as its librarian from 1986 to 2015 and its Vice-Master from 2012 to 2016. He held the Lyell Readership in Bibliography at the University of Oxford in the 1999/2000 academic year. In 2006, he was made an Honorary Professor of Historical Bibliography by the University of Cambridge.[2]
He is the author of various works on bibliography and library history, including a history of Cambridge University Library in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Personal life[edit]
In 1976, McKitterick married Rosamond McKitterick, who became the Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cambridge. Together they have one daughter.[3]
Honours[edit]
On 23 November 1989, McKitterick was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[4] In 1995, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Master & Fellows". Trinity College Cambridge. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b "McKitterick, Dr David John". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.25961. [unreliable source]
- ^ "McKitterick, Rosamond 1949–". Contemporary Authors. Encyclopedia.com. Cengage.
- ^ "Fellows Directory - McKitterick". The Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Professor David McKitterick". British Academy. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
