Edward W. Muir#
| Membership Number: | 2981 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.history.northwestern.edu/people/muir.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- Northwestern University
- 1993 Professor of History
- 1997 Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences
- 2003 Professor of Italian,
- Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, 2006-
- Louisiana State University
- 1986 - 1992 Associate Professor of History
- 1992 - 1993 Professor of History
- 1990, 1993-94 Visiting Professor in Renaissance Studies, Yale University
- Syracuse University
- 1977 - 1981 Assistant Professor of History
- 1981 - 1986 Associate Professor of History
- 1973 - 1977 Assistant Professor of Historical Studies, Stockton State College
Fields of Scholarship
- European history
- Microhistory
- Italian history
- Social history
- Renaissance studies
- Cultural history
Honours and Awards
- 1982 Herbert Baxter Adams Prize from the American Historical Association for the best first book on European History by an American citizen
- 1982 Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History from the American Catholic Historical Association for the best book dealing with either Italian culture or Italian-American relations
- 1989 Harold J. Grimm Memorial Prize from the Center for Reformation Research for the best article in Reformation history
- 1993 Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History from the American Historical Association for the best book in Italian history,
- 1999 Excellence in Teaching Award, from the Northwestern University Alumni Association
- 2000 - 2001 E. Leroy Hall Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University,
- 2006 Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University
- 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- 2014 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
