Dr. Daniel Woolf

Professor

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Biography

Daniel Woolf is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Queen's University, where he served as the 20th Principal and Vice-Chancellor from 2009 to 2019. He earned his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1983 and has dedicated his academic career to the study of historiography, historical thought, and early modern British history. Woolf has authored five books, including a monograph titled 'Social Circulation of the Past', which won the John Ben Snow Prize, and a recent publication with Cambridge University Press titled 'Concise History of History'. He has contributed extensively to scholarly journals and is currently the editor for Cambridge University's series on Historical Theory and Practice. Woolf has held leadership roles in various historical societies, including the Royal Society of Canada and the Society of Antiquaries in London, and he remains active in supervising graduate students and conducting research in his fields of interest.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON

Full-time member of the Department of History, specializing in historiography and historical writing.

Awards

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Honorary Doctor Laws

2019-01-01
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John Ben Snow Prize

2004-01-01

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
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Specialization Notes

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