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'''Valerie Irene Jane Flint''' (5 July 1936 – 7 January 2009) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[scholar]] and [[historian]], specialising in medieval [[Intellectual history|intellectual]] and [[cultural history]].
'''Valerie Irene Jane Flint''' (5 July 1936 – 7 January 2009) was a British [[scholar]] and [[historian]], specialising in medieval [[Intellectual history|intellectual]] and [[cultural history]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
=== Early life ===
Flint was born in [[Derby]]. She studied at Rutland House School, before winning a [[scholarship]] to read at [[Lady Margaret Hall]] at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="times_obituary">{{cite news|title=Professor Valerie Flint: historian|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5644116.ece|accessdate=5 June 2010|newspaper=The Times|date=3 February 2009}}</ref> Focusing on the 12th century, Flint studied for an [[MPhil]] under [[Beryl Smalley]], [[Richard Southern]], [[Richard William Hunt|Richard Hunt]] and [[Lorenzo Minio-Paluello]].
Flint was born in [[Derby]], England. She was a pupil at the Rutland House School; and although her family was not Catholic, Flint was also educated by the Sisters of Mercy at their Doncaster convent school. Upon winning a scholarship, she matriculated to [[Lady Margaret Hall]] at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="times_obituary">{{cite news|title=Professor Valerie Flint: historian|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5644116.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524151933/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5644116.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2010|access-date=5 June 2010|newspaper=The Times|date=3 February 2009}}</ref> Focusing on the 12th century, Flint studied for an [[MPhil]] under [[Beryl Smalley]], [[Richard Southern]], [[Richard William Hunt|Richard Hunt]] and [[Lorenzo Minio-Paluello]].


=== Academic career ===
=== Academic career ===
After education, Flint took up lecturing and began to work at the [[University of Auckland]] in 1971.<ref name="guardian_obituary">{{cite news|last=Brett|first=Martin|title=Valerie Flint|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/26/valerie-flint-obituary|accessdate=5 June 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 February 2009}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Flint relocated to [[Princeton University]] as a Fellow of the [[Davis Center]]. While working at the Institute for Advanced Study (also in Princeton), Flint completed her most extended and important<ref name="times_obituary" /> publication, ''The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe''.<ref name="guardian_obituary" /> She held a chair at the [[University of Hull]] from 1995 until 1999, when she retired. She also held [[fellow]]ships with the [[University of Canberra]], [[Clare Hall, Cambridge]], the [[University of Chicago]], the [[University of Minneapolis]], [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], and [[All Souls, Oxford]].<ref name="times_obituary" />
Flint's D.Phil. thesis was on "The life and works of [[Honorius Augustodunensis]] with special reference to chronology and sources," and was finished in 1969. While finishing her thesis, Flint took up lecturing and she began to work at the [[University of Auckland]] in 1971.<ref name="guardian_obituary">{{cite news|last=Brett|first=Martin|title=Valerie Flint|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/feb/26/valerie-flint-obituary|access-date=5 June 2010|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 February 2009}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Flint relocated to [[Princeton University]] as a Fellow of the [[Davis Center]]. While working at the Institute for Advanced Study (also in Princeton), Flint completed her most extended and important<ref name="times_obituary" /> publication, ''The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe''.<ref name="guardian_obituary" /> She held a chair at the [[University of Hull]] from 1995 until 1999, when she retired. She also held [[fellow]]ships with the [[University of Canberra]], [[Clare Hall, Cambridge]], the [[University of Chicago]], the [[University of Minnesota]], [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], and [[All Souls College, Oxford]].<ref name="times_obituary" />


=== Later life and death ===
=== Later life and death ===
In 1999, while at Princeton as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Flint discovered that she was suffering from a [[virulent]] form of [[cancer]].<ref name="times_obituary" /> When her treatment enabled her to, she returned to [[Beverley]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. She centred her subsequent studies on the [[Hereford Mappa Mundi]].<ref name="guardian_obituary" />
In 1999, while at Princeton as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Flint discovered that she was suffering from a [[virulent]] form of [[cancer]].<ref name="times_obituary" /> When her treatment enabled her to, she returned to [[Beverley]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]. She centred her subsequent studies on the [[Hereford Mappa Mundi]].<ref name="guardian_obituary" />


On 7 January 2009, Flint died at home in her library.<ref name="times_obituary" />
On 7 January 2009, Flint died at home in her library.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Flint never married, and said that "marriage is for men". In the 1960s, she was accepted into the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name="times_obituary" />
Flint never married, asserting that "marriage is for men". She was received into the [[Catholic Church]] in the 1960.<ref name="times_obituary" />


== Works ==
== Works ==
* Imago Mundi (1982)
* ''Honorius Augustodunensis - Imago Mundi'' (1982)
* Ideas in the Middle Ages (1988)
* ''Ideas in the Medieval West: texts and their contexts'' (1988)
* [[The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe]] (1991)
* ''[[The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe]]'' (1991)
* The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus (1992)
* ''The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus'' (1992)
* Authors of the Middle Ages 6 (1995)
* ''Honorius Augustodunensis'' (Authors of the Middle Ages, 6) (1995)
* ''Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome'' (1999)


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 04:33, 27 September 2024

Valerie Flint
Born(1936-07-05)5 July 1936
Derby, England
Died7 January 2009(2009-01-07) (aged 72)
Beverley, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Known forSeminal contributions to medieval studies[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMedieval intellectual history, cultural history
InstitutionsPrinceton University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford
Doctoral advisorBeryl Smalley, Richard Southern, Richard Hunt

Valerie Irene Jane Flint (5 July 1936 – 7 January 2009) was a British scholar and historian, specialising in medieval intellectual and cultural history.

Biography

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Early life

[edit]

Flint was born in Derby, England. She was a pupil at the Rutland House School; and although her family was not Catholic, Flint was also educated by the Sisters of Mercy at their Doncaster convent school. Upon winning a scholarship, she matriculated to Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford.[2] Focusing on the 12th century, Flint studied for an MPhil under Beryl Smalley, Richard Southern, Richard Hunt and Lorenzo Minio-Paluello.

Academic career

[edit]

Flint's D.Phil. thesis was on "The life and works of Honorius Augustodunensis with special reference to chronology and sources," and was finished in 1969. While finishing her thesis, Flint took up lecturing and she began to work at the University of Auckland in 1971.[1] In the late 1980s, Flint relocated to Princeton University as a Fellow of the Davis Center. While working at the Institute for Advanced Study (also in Princeton), Flint completed her most extended and important[2] publication, The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe.[1] She held a chair at the University of Hull from 1995 until 1999, when she retired. She also held fellowships with the University of Canberra, Clare Hall, Cambridge, the University of Chicago, the University of Minnesota, Trinity College, Cambridge, and All Souls College, Oxford.[2]

Later life and death

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In 1999, while at Princeton as a Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Flint discovered that she was suffering from a virulent form of cancer.[2] When her treatment enabled her to, she returned to Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She centred her subsequent studies on the Hereford Mappa Mundi.[1]

On 7 January 2009, Flint died at home in her library.

Personal life

[edit]

Flint never married, asserting that "marriage is for men". She was received into the Catholic Church in the 1960.[2]

Works

[edit]
  • Honorius Augustodunensis - Imago Mundi (1982)
  • Ideas in the Medieval West: texts and their contexts (1988)
  • The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe (1991)
  • The Imaginative Landscape of Christopher Columbus (1992)
  • Honorius Augustodunensis (Authors of the Middle Ages, 6) (1995)
  • Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: Ancient Greece and Rome (1999)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Brett, Martin (26 February 2009). "Valerie Flint". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Professor Valerie Flint: historian". The Times. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
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