Simon Ditchfield

British historian of early modern Italy
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Simon Ditchfield

Summary

Simon Ditchfield is a human[1]. He was born in United Kingdom[2]. He worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and professor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Simon Ditchfield was born in United Kingdom[2].
  • Simon Ditchfield's professions included historian[3].
  • Simon Ditchfield's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Simon Ditchfield worked as a professor[5].
  • Simon Ditchfield's field of work was history[7].
  • Simon Ditchfield's field of work was modern period[8].
  • Simon Ditchfield was employed by University of York[9].
  • Simon Ditchfield's education included a stint at Warburg Institute[10].
  • Simon Ditchfield received the Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[11].
  • Simon Ditchfield was a member of Royal Historical Society[12].
  • Simon Ditchfield is recorded as male[13].
  • Simon Ditchfield's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Simon Ditchfield supervised Thomas John Flowers as a doctoral student[15].
  • Simon Ditchfield supervised Robin Macdonald as a doctoral student[16].
  • Simon Ditchfield supervised Jennifer Hillman as a doctoral student[17].
  • Simon Ditchfield supervised Davide Franco Jabes as a doctoral student[18].
  • Simon Ditchfield earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].
  • Simon Ditchfield's given name is recorded as Simon[20].
  • Simon Ditchfield's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Simon Ditchfield's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as UniversityofYorkThesisProject[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in United Kingdom[2], Simon Ditchfield…

Education

Simon Ditchfield's education included a stint at Warburg Institute[10]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[3], university teacher[4], and professor[5]. Fields of work include history[7] and modern period[8], a historical period[23]. Simon Ditchfield was employed by University of York[9]. Doctoral students include Thomas John Flowers[15]; Robin Macdonald[16], a historian[24], specialised in history[25]; Jennifer Hillman[17]; and Davide Franco Jabes[18].

Recognition

Simon Ditchfield received the Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[11].

Why It Matters

Simon Ditchfield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Simon Ditchfield born?

Simon Ditchfield's place of birth was United Kingdom[2].

What did Simon Ditchfield do for work?

Simon Ditchfield worked as historian[3], university teacher[4], and professor[5].

Where did Simon Ditchfield go to school?

Simon Ditchfield was educated at Warburg Institute[10].

What awards did Simon Ditchfield receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . york.ac.uk. Retrieved . york.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . york.ac.uk. Retrieved . york.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . york.ac.uk. Retrieved . york.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Given name Simon
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