Richard Carwardine

Richard John Carwardine, FRHistS, FBA, FLSW (born 12 January 1947) is a Welsh historian and academic. He specialises in American Politics and religion in the era of the American Civil War, he is best known for his work on Abraham Lincoln. He was President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 2010 to 2016.

Early life

Carwardine was born in Cardiff, Wales, the son of John Francis Carwardine and Beryl Jones. He attended Maesycwmmer Primary School and Monmouth School. At Corpus Christi College, Oxford, as William Jones Exhibitioner, he received his B.A. in Modern History 1968 (M.A. 1972). He studied for his D.Phil. in Modern History at the Queen's College, Oxford, and the University of California, Berkeley, as the Ochs-Oakes Senior Scholar in American History and Institutions.

Academic career

Carwardine taught American history at the University of Sheffield (1971-2002) where he also served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. In 2002 he was appointed Rhodes Professor of American History & Institutions at Oxford University and a Fellow of St Catherine's College. Elected President of Corpus Christi College, he assumed office in January 2010. He is also a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Honours, fellowships and prizes

• Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (1983)
• ACLS/Fulbright Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1989)
• Arthur Miller American Studies Prize (1997)
• Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship (2001–04)
• Lincoln Prize Laureate (2004)
• Fellow of the British Academy (2006)
• Order of Lincoln, State of Illinois (2009)
• Honorary Fellow, St Catherine's College, Oxford (2009)
• Honorary Fellow, The Queen's College, Oxford (2009)
• Founding Fellow, The Learned Society of Wales (2010)
• Stewart Fellow, Princeton University (2011)
• Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers (2011)
• Lincoln Diploma of Honor, Lincoln Memorial University (2013)
• Honorary D.Litt., University of Sheffield (2015)
• Richard Carwardine was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State’s highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2009 as a Bicentennial Laureate.

• Richard Carwardine on the Lincoln Academy site, 2009

Shakespeare

Carwardine is a co-founder of the Abbey Shakespeare Players. The company present a Shakespeare play every summer at St. Dogmaels Abbey in Pembrokeshire.