Dr. Stephen Mossman

Biography

Stephen Mossman is a professor specializing in Late Medieval History at the University of Manchester. A graduate in History from St Peter's College, Oxford and the University of Bonn, he returned to academia for postgraduate studies at Oriel College, Oxford and the University of Freiburg from 2002 to 2006. He served as a Junior Research Fellow in History at St John's College, Oxford, before joining the University of Manchester in 2009, where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015 and later to Professor in 2025. Mossman has been involved in significant fellowships, including a Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Freiburg and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Berlin, which highlight his dedication to research in German history. His research interests include medieval European history, particularly intellectual and ecclesiastical aspects, and the examination of cross-cultural contacts in the German-Dutch-speaking regions from 1200 to 1520. Mossman is also engaged in supervising doctoral students and projects focusing on the literary and historical significance of late medieval works, contributing to the understanding of religious and cultural history within this period.

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