John Jeffries Martin

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John Jeffries Martin
Born (1951-08-01) August 1, 1951 (age 70)
St. Simons, Georgia
EducationSt. Paul's School
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationHistorian
EmployerDuke University

John Jeffries Martin is an American academic. He is the chair of the history department at Duke University, and the author of several books.

Early life[]

John Jeffries Martin grew up in St. Simons, Georgia and attended St. Paul's School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire.[1] He earned a PhD from Harvard University in 1982.[1]

Career[]

Martin was the chair of thez9 history department at Trinity,,9 9 University from 2004 to 2007.[1] He is a history professor at Duke University, where he is the chair of the history department.[1]

Martin is the author of two books about Venice and the Italian Renaissance. He has edited three more books about the same topics. In Venice’s Hidden Enemies: Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City, Martin writes about the European Protestants who moved to Venice and were falsely [[accused of heresy by Venetians in the 16th century.[2] Reviewing it for The American Historical Review, Professor William Monter of Northwestern University described it as a "useful, readable and original book."[2]

Works[]

  • Martin, John Jeffries; Romano, Dennis, eds. (2000). Venice Reconsidered: The History and Civilization of an Italian City-state, 1297-1797. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801873089. OCLC 749003829.
  • Martin, John Jeffries, ed. (2003). The Renaissance: Italy and Abroad. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415260633. OCLC 919932726.
  • Martin, John Jeffries (2003). Venice’s Hidden Enemies: Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801878770. OCLC 211838998.
  • Delph, Ronald K.; Fontaine, Michelle; Martin, John Jeffries, eds. (2006). Heresy, Culture, and Religion in Early Modern Italy: Contexts and Contestations. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. ISBN 9781931112581. OCLC 909633576.
  • Martin, John Jeffries (2007). The Renaissance World. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781136894046. OCLC 914570318.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Professor of History: John Jeffries Martin". History Department. Duke University. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Monter, William (December 1995). "Reviewed Work: Venice's Hidden Enemies: Italian Heretics in a Renaissance City by]] John Martin". The American Historical Review. 100 (5): 1617–1618. doi:10.2307/2170002 – via JSTOR.


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