Robert Austin Markus
Robert Austin Markus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 October 1924 Budapest, Hungary |
| Died | 8 December 2010 (aged 86) Nottingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Margaret Catherine Bullen
(m. 1955) |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | |
| Doctoral advisor | Dorothy Emmet |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | |
| Notable students | Ian Kershaw |
| Main interests | History of Christianity |
| Notable works | The End of Ancient Christianity (1990) |
Robert Austin Markus, OBE, FBA (8 October 1924 – 8 December 2010), born Róbert Imre Márkus, was a Hungarian-born British historian and philosopher best known for his research on the early history of Christianity.