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{{Infobox economist|name=Paul H. Freedman|birth_date=September 15, 1949–|alma_mater={{unbulleted list | [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | [[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}|institutions={{unbulleted list |[[University of California, Santa Cruz]] (1978–1979) |[[Vanderbilt University]] (1979–1997)|[[Princeton University]] (1986–1987)|[[Yale University]] (1997–)}}|image=Paul Freedman signing books at Square Books, Oxford.jpg|field=[[Middle Ages]], [[Food history|Food History]]|awards={{unbulleted list |[[Haskins Medal]] |Otto Gründler Prize |[[American Academy of Arts & Sciences]] |[[Guggenheim Fellowship]]}}|caption=Professor Freedman in 2016|birth_name=Paul Harris Freedman|organization={{unbulleted list |[[American Philosophical Society]] |[[Speculum (journal)|Speculum]] ([[University of Chicago]])}}|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.}}
| name = Paul Freedman
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'''Paul H. Freedman''' (born September 15, 1949) is the Chester D. Tripp Professor of [[History]] at [[Yale University]]. He specializes in medieval social history, the history of [[Catalonia]], the study of medieval peasantry, and the history of [[American cuisine]]. Freedman is the author of more than 10 books and 40 academic papers having been published by [[Princeton University]], [[Yale University]], [[Harvard University]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]], [[University of Toronto]], and the [[University of Bologna]], among others. He wrote extensively on the history of the Middle Ages during his career as a historian though he has recently shifted to culinary history.
| image = Paul Freedman, 2016.jpg
| caption = Freedman in 2016
| birth_name = Paul Harris Freedman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|9|15}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| education = {{unbulleted list | [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | [[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[Master of Library Science|MLS]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
| awards = {{unbulleted list |[[Haskins Medal]] |Otto Gründler Prize |[[American Academy of Arts & Sciences]] (2010) |[[Guggenheim Fellowship]]}}
| workplaces = {{unbulleted list |[[University of California, Davis]]|[[Vanderbilt University]]|[[Institute for Advanced Study]]|[[Yale University]]}}
| main_interests = [[Food history|Food History]]
| thesis_title = The Diocese of Vic: Tradition and Regeneration in Medieval Catalonia
| thesis_url = https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/church-history/article/abs/diocese-of-vic-tradition-and-regeneration-in-medieval-catalonia-by-paul-h-freedman-new-brunswick-rutgers-university-press-1983-ix-230-pp-2000/24EFD49A5E6ECBE21D555DB2B88EF215
| thesis_year = 1983
| discipline = [[Medieval studies]]
| influences = [[Peter Kenez]]
| title = Chester D. Tripp Professor of History
}}


'''Paul Harris Freedman''' (born September 15, 1949) is an American historian and medievalist who serves as the Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at [[Yale University]]. Freedman specializes in medieval social history, the [[history of Catalonia]], the study of medieval peasantry, and the history of [[American cuisine]].
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Freedman was awarded a BA at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] and an M.L.S. from the School of Library and Information Studies at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. He received a [[doctorate]] in History at Berkeley in 1978 and then taught for 18 years at [[Vanderbilt University]] before joining the Yale faculty in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.yale.edu/people/paul-freedman|title=Paul Freedman|publisher= Yale University|accessdate= 5 January 2019}}</ref> Freedman was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at [[Princeton University]] from 1986 until 1987<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-09|title=Paul Harris Freedman - Scholars {{!}} Institute for Advanced Study|url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/paul-harris-freedman|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.ias.edu|language=en}}</ref> and was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Paul+Freedman&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-04-02|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> He served as the director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at [[Vanderbilt University]] from 1993 to 1997 and was chair of the Department of History at [[Yale University]] from 2004 until 2007. Freedman also currently serves as a member on the editorial board of [[Speculum (journal)|''Speculum'']] at the [[University of Chicago]] and the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Academy of Arts & Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Harris Freedman|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/paul-harris-freedman|access-date=2022-02-01|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}}</ref>.


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Freedman is the author of more than 10 books and 40 academic papers having been published by the universities of [[Princeton University|Princeton]], [[Yale University|Yale]], [[Harvard University|Harvard]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], [[University of Toronto|Toronto]], and [[University of Bologna|Bologna]], among others. He wrote extensively on the history of the [[Middle Ages]] during his career as a historian though he has recently shifted to culinary history.
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His book, {{citation | title=Images of the Medieval Peasant}} (published 1999) won the [[Medieval Academy of America|Medieval Academy]]'s [[Haskins Medal]] and the Otto Gründler Prize of the Medieval Institute at [[Western Michigan University]].


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His 1999 book ''Images of the Medieval Peasant'' won the [[Medieval Academy of America|Medieval Academy]]'s [[Haskins Medal]] and the Otto Gründler Prize of the [[Medieval Institute]] at [[Western Michigan University]].
== Biography ==


=== Early Life ===
== Early life and education ==
Freedman was born in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|NY]] to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family, his father was a doctor and his mother was an economist. He spent time at [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] and in [[Indonesia]] studying the local culture in college before moving on to earn his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. Upon earning his doctorate, Freedman taught history briefly for one year at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]].
Freedman was born in [[New York City]] to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family; his father was a doctor and his mother was an economist. He attended the [[Walden School (New York City)|Walden School]], matriculating at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]], in [[Merrill College]] where he studied under [[Peter Kenez]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Freedman |url=https://history.ucsc.edu/news-events/profiles/paul-freedman.html |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=history.ucsc.edu}}</ref> Freedman also spent time at [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], and in [[Indonesia]] studying the local culture in college before moving on to earn his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]]. Upon earning his doctorate, Freedman taught history briefly for one year at the [[University of California, Davis]].

== Academic career ==
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Upon receiving a [[doctorate]] in History at Berkeley in 1978, he then taught for 18 years at [[Vanderbilt University]] before joining the faculty of [[Yale University]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Freedman |url=https://history.yale.edu/people/paul-freedman |accessdate=5 January 2019 |publisher=Yale University}}</ref> Freedman was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in [[Princeton, New Jersey]], from 1986 until 1987<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-09 |title=Paul Harris Freedman - Scholars {{!}} Institute for Advanced Study |url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/paul-harris-freedman |access-date=2022-01-31 |website=www.ias.edu |language=en}}</ref> and was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Paul+Freedman&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2021-04-02 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> He served as the director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at [[Vanderbilt University]] from 1993 to 1997 and was chair of the Department of History at [[Yale University]] from 2004 until 2007. Freedman also currently serves as a member on the editorial board of [[Speculum (journal)|''Speculum'']] at the [[University of Chicago]] and the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Academy of Arts & Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Harris Freedman |url=https://www.amacad.org/person/paul-harris-freedman |access-date=2022-02-01 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* {{citation | title=Ten Restaurants That Changed America | year=2016}}
* {{citation | title=Ten Restaurants That Changed America | year=2016}}
* {{citation | title=American Cuisine: And How It Got That Way | year=2019}}
* {{citation | title=American Cuisine: And How It Got That Way | year=2019}}
* ''Why Food Matters'', 2021


==Lectures==
==Lectures==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2301000.htm Transcript of interview with Ramona Koval, The Book Show, ABC Radio National, on his book "Out of the East:spices and the medieval imagination".]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2301000.htm Transcript of interview with Ramona Koval, The Book Show, ABC Radio National, on his book "Out of the East:spices and the medieval imagination".]
* [http://history.yale.edu/people/paul-freedman His page at Yale.edu]
* [http://history.yale.edu/people/paul-freedman His page at Yale.edu]
* [https://www.paul-freedman.com His website]


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Paul Freedman
Freedman in 2016
Born
Paul Harris Freedman

(1949-09-15) September 15, 1949 (age 74)
New York City, U.S.
TitleChester D. Tripp Professor of History
Awards
Academic background
Education
ThesisThe Diocese of Vic: Tradition and Regeneration in Medieval Catalonia (1983)
InfluencesPeter Kenez
Academic work
DisciplineMedieval studies
Institutions
Main interestsFood History

Paul Harris Freedman (born September 15, 1949) is an American historian and medievalist who serves as the Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University. Freedman specializes in medieval social history, the history of Catalonia, the study of medieval peasantry, and the history of American cuisine.

Freedman is the author of more than 10 books and 40 academic papers having been published by the universities of Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Cambridge, Toronto, and Bologna, among others. He wrote extensively on the history of the Middle Ages during his career as a historian though he has recently shifted to culinary history.

His 1999 book Images of the Medieval Peasant won the Medieval Academy's Haskins Medal and the Otto Gründler Prize of the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University.

Early life and education[edit]

Freedman was born in New York City to a Jewish family; his father was a doctor and his mother was an economist. He attended the Walden School, matriculating at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Merrill College where he studied under Peter Kenez.[1] Freedman also spent time at Barcelona, Spain, and in Indonesia studying the local culture in college before moving on to earn his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Upon earning his doctorate, Freedman taught history briefly for one year at the University of California, Davis.

Academic career[edit]

Upon receiving a doctorate in History at Berkeley in 1978, he then taught for 18 years at Vanderbilt University before joining the faculty of Yale University in 1997.[2] Freedman was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, from 1986 until 1987[3] and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2011.[4] He served as the director of the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University from 1993 to 1997 and was chair of the Department of History at Yale University from 2004 until 2007. Freedman also currently serves as a member on the editorial board of Speculum at the University of Chicago and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[5]

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Diocese of Vic: Tradition and Regeneration in Medieval Catalonia, 1983
  • The Origins of Peasant Servitude in Medieval Catalonia, 1991
  • Images of the Medieval Peasant, 1999
  • Food: The History of Taste (ed.), 2007
  • Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination, 2008
  • Ten Restaurants That Changed America, 2016
  • American Cuisine: And How It Got That Way, 2019
  • Why Food Matters, 2021

Lectures[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paul Freedman". history.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. ^ "Paul Freedman". Yale University. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Paul Harris Freedman - Scholars | Institute for Advanced Study". www.ias.edu. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "Paul Harris Freedman". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-02-01.

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