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Norman Davies is a person born on June 8, 1939. He is associated with the United States. His official website is normandavies.com.
Davies has authored five works. He is referenced by 1,068 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, his music has 191 listeners and a playcount of 4,389.
A quote attributed to him states, "Arguably, the only fruit of the Crusades kept by the Christians was the apricot."
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 191
- Total plays
- 4,389
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
· 2000 · cited 23,005x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,612x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,760x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,808x
- Twelve years of SAMtools and BCFtools
· 2021 · cited 15,653x
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Quotes
- “If enough people in society can be convinced that history is governed by scientific laws: that Soviet-style Socialism is the inevitable product of historical progress: and that the Soviet Union embodies all the finest socialist ideals of peace, equality, and justice, then rational people should be incapable of defying the rule of the Soviet government and its chosen allies.”
- “When Henryk Sienkiewicz set Poland alight with his tales of chivalry, it was Cossack life in 17th-century Poland that stirred his readers. Just as many great 'Englishmen' turn out to be Irishmen or Scots, so many great 'Poles', like Mickiewicz, Słowacki, or Kościuszko, turn out to be Lithuanians.”
- “Historical knowledge does not need artificial protection. ... The truth about the past can only be established and strengthened by the clash of wisdom and absurdity. If absurdity is banned by the law, wisdom too is diminished.”
- “For more than five hundred years the cardinal problem in defining Europe has centred on the inclusion or exclusion of Russia.”
- “Reconstructing the past is rather like translating poetry. It can be done, but never exactly. Whether one deals with prehistoric recipes, colonial settlements, or medieval music, it needs great imagination and restraint if the twin perils of artless authenticity and clueless empathy are to be avoided.”
- “Arguably, the only fruit of the Crusades kept by the Christians was the apricot.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Ivor Norman Richard Davies , ( 1939-06-08 ) 8 June 1939 (age 86) , Bolton , Lancashire, England
- Citizenship
- British Polish
- Spouses
- Maria Zielińska ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ) Maria Korzeniewicz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Relatives
- Donny Davies (uncle)
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford (BA) University of Sussex (MA) Jagiellonian University (PhD)
- Discipline
- Historian
- Institutions
- School of Slavonic and East European Studies Wolfson College, Oxford
- Main interests
- History of Poland
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Norman
- Family name
- Davies
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bolton
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Jagiellonian University
- Employer
- Wolfson College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- history
- Official website
- www.normandavies.com
- Image
- Norman Davies 2018.jpg
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- Commons gallery
- Norman Davies
- Commons category
- Norman Davies
- date of birth
- 1939-06-08
- member of
- Learned Society of Wales
- name in native language
- Norman Davies
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Encyclopedic overview
Ivor Norman Richard Davies CMG FBA FRHistS (born 8 June 1939) is a British and Polish historian, known for his publications on the history of Europe, Poland and the United Kingdom. He has a special interest in Central and Eastern Europe and is UNESCO Professor at the Jagiellonian University, professor emeritus at University College London, a visiting professor at the Collège d'Europe, and an honorary fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. He was granted Polish citizenship in 2014.
Academic career
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