Laura Ackerman Smoller
Laura Ackerman Smoller is an American scholar of medieval history and religion at the University of Rochester and a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America.[1] She is the author of The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (2014), which was awarded the 2016 La corónica book award,[2] and History, Prophecy, and the Stars: The Christian Astrology of Pierre d'Ailly, 1350-1420 (1994). After undergraduate study at Dartmouth College, she received a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University in 1991. She taught at Stanford University and the University of Arkansas for many years before joining the faculty at the University of Rochester in 2014. She is currently the president of the Hagiography Society, dedicated to the study of the history of sanctity and sainthood.[3] Her research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities[1] and the Guggenheim Foundation.[4][5]
Works[edit]
- The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (2014)
- History, Prophecy, and the Stars: The Christian Astrology of Pierre D'Ailly, 1350-1420 (1994)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Knispel, Sandra (13 January 2022). "Laura Ackerman Smoller named a fellow of the Medieval Academy of America". News Center. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Patenaude, Monique (23 May 2016). "Laura Ackerman Smoller wins La Corónica International Book Award". News Center. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "A Message from Laura Ackerman Smoller, President-Elect" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "UALR history professor Laura Smoller wins Guggenheim Fellowship. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Laura Ackerman Smoller". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation... Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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