Background
Freed, John Beckmann was born on February 6, 1944 in New York City. Son of John A. and Lilly B. (Beckmann) Freed.
("A fascinating and very original book, based on an enormo...)
"A fascinating and very original book, based on an enormous amount of primary research. Freed is a leading authority on the ministerials of the Holy Roman Empire, who kept their servile status even while becoming the de facto aristocracy of their regions."--Constance Brittain Bouchard, author of "Strong of Body, Brave and Noble": Chivalry and Society in Medieval France Freed documents the network of marriage practices among ministerials in the archdiocese of Salzburg and in the process reconstructs an important and previously unexplored chapter in the rise of the German principalities.
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Freed, John Beckmann was born on February 6, 1944 in New York City. Son of John A. and Lilly B. (Beckmann) Freed.
AB, Cornell University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1969.
Assistant professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1969-1975; associate professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1975-1982; professor, Illinois State University, Normal, 1982-1991; distinguished professor of history, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1991; chair department history, Illinois State University, Normal, since 1994.
("A fascinating and very original book, based on an enormo...)
Member American History Association, American Catholic History Association Medieval Academy American.
Married Susan Mary Anderson, January 5, 1980. 1 child, Jenny Clare.