Background
Sawyer was born in Oxford, England on 25 June 1928, and studied at Oxford University from 1948 to 1951.
Sawyer was born in Oxford, England on 25 June 1928, and studied at Oxford University from 1948 to 1951.
University of Oxford.
Anglo-Saxon charters are referenced by "Sawyer" numbers (abbreviated "South" as for example in charter "South 407") according to his catalogue. Sawyer taught at the University of Leeds from 1964, becoming Professor of Medieval History in 1970. He retired early from Leeds in 1982 and was subsequently (in 1998) given the title Emeritus Professor.
Sawyer continued his teaching and research at Göteborg University as a docent.