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Questions about Timothy Reuter

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When and where was Timothy Reuter born?

Timothy Alan Reuter entered the world on the 25th of January 1947 in Manchester. His family background included a grandfather who served as mayor of Berlin before his death.

What academic positions did Timothy Reuter hold during his career?

Timothy Reuter lectured at the University of Exeter for ten years and worked at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica in Munich for more than a decade. The University of Southampton appointed him to a professorship in 1994, which he held until his death on the 14th of October 2002.

Which major monograph did Timothy Reuter publish about early medieval Germany?

His monograph Germany in the Early Middle Ages appeared in Harlow and New York in 1991. This text became a standard English-language survey covering the years 800 through 1056.

How did Timothy Reuter contribute to editing historical texts and databases?

Reuter edited letters written by Wibald of Corvey, an abbot from the twelfth century, while working at the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. He also collaborated with Dr. Gabriel Silagi to create a database concordance for Gratian's work.

When was the book Medieval Polities and Modern Mentalities published after Timothy Reuter died?

His collected papers were posthumously published as Medieval Polities and Modern Mentalities in Cambridge in 2006. He had been working on a history of the medieval episcopacy before passing away from brain cancer.