Richard William Pfaff

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Richard William Pfaff (1936-10 July 2016) was an American historian specializing in medieval English liturgy.

Biography[]

He was a descendant of German settlers in the Midwest.[1] In 1966, he was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church.[1]

Career[]

He completed his B.A. in history at Harvard College.[1] He later received the Rhodes scholarship and attended Magdalen College, Oxford, where he received his D.Phil in history.[1] He served as a professor of history at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill until his retirement in 2006.[1]

Honors[]

In 1993, he became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.[1]

Personal life[]

He was married to Margaret Campbell until her death in 2010; he then married Jeanette Falk shortly before his death.[1]

Bibliography[]

His notable books include:[2][3]

  • The liturgy in medieval England : a history
  • Medieval Latin Liturgy: A Select Bibliography
  • Liturgical Calendars, Saints and Services in Medieval England
  • New Liturgical Feasts In Later Medieval England
  • Gibson, Margaret T.; Pfaff, Richard William; Heslop, T. A., eds. (1992). The Eadwine psalter: text, image, and monastic culture in twelfth-century Canterbury. London: Modern Humanities Research Association. ISBN 9780947623463.

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