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John J. Contreni

Professor, Department of History

Justin S. Morrill Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971

 

Office: BRNG Room 1290    (Beering Hall)
Office Phone: 765-494-3661
Fax: 765-494-3660
E-mail: contreni@purdue.edu

 

Office Hours:

Fall Semester
(by appointment only)  

 

Main Office Phone: 765-494-4122

University Hall

672 Oval Drive

West Lafayette, IN  47907-2087

 

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Specialization:

European History.  Medieval History.

 

Biography:

John J. Contreni received the Ph.D. degree in August 1971, from Michigan State University and joined Purdue's Department of History the following month.  He teaches the introductory medieval history survey course and offers undergraduate courses on the World of Charlemagne, Medieval Culture, and Studies in Medieval History.  Graduate seminars focus on late antiquity and the Carolingian age.  His research explores the intellectual, religious, and political culture of the early medieval period (fifth to eleventh centuries) with special emphasis on the manuscripts, schools, and texts of Carolingian Europe.

 

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