Edward W. Muir

Edward W. Muir is a Professor of History and Italian at Northwestern University, holding the Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professorship in the Arts and Sciences and the Charles Deering McCormick Professorship of Teaching Excellence since 2006. He has previously served as Professor of History at Louisiana State University (1992-93), Associate Professor of History there (1986-92), and in progressive academic roles at Syracuse University (1977-1986) and Stockton State College (1973-1977). His interdisciplinary scholarship bridges European history, Renaissance studies, and Italian cultural history.

• Key administrative roles: Department Chair at Northwestern (1997-98, 1999-2001), Co-director of Graduate Program in Italian Studies (2001-2011), and Associate Chair (2005-2008, 2009-11)
• Research focus: Microhistory, social history, and violence in Renaissance Italy/France

Major awards include the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize (1982), dual Howard R. Marraro Prizes (1982, 1993), Harold J. Grimm Memorial Prize (1989), and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Distinguished Achievement Award (2010). He has held prestigious fellowships at Harvard's Villa I Tatti, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the National Humanities Center.