Society for Renaissance Studies explained

The Society for Renaissance Studies is an academic society whose aim is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for all those interested in studying the Renaissance in the UK and Ireland. It pursues this though organising a wide range of activities, allocating funding for research, and supporting publications, including a book series and Renaissance Studies, a flagship journal for the field.^{[1] [2]}

The society was formed in 1967, the founding meeting held at the Institute of Historical Research on 12 July of that year.^[3] This meeting was chaired by the noted historian Denys Hay and amongst those participating were the art historians Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark and the historian Sydney Anglo, the society's first secretary.^{[4] [5]}

Chairs

The past and current chairs of the society include the following:^[6]

• 1967-1970 Peter Murray
• 1970-1973 Nicolai Rubinstein
  • • 1973-1976 John Hale 1976-1980 Margaret Mann Phillips 1980-1983 Dominic Baker-Smith
      • 1983-1986 Peter Burke 1986-1989 Sydney Anglo 1989-1992 Robert Knecht 1992-1995 Susan Foister
• 1995-1998 Francis Ames-Lewis
• 1998-2001 Gordon Campbell
• 2001-2004 David Chambers
  • 2004-2007 Brian Vickers 2007-2010 John Law
• 2010-2013 Judith Bryce
• 2013-2016: Peter Mack
• 2016-2019: Andrew Hadfield
• 2019-2022: Richard Wistreich
• 2022-2025: Jane Grogan
• 2025-2028: Hannah Murphy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renaissance Studies: The Journal of the Society for Renaissance Studies . 2024-10-05 .
2. Web site: Society for Renaissance Studies. 2024-10-05 .
3. Email of 12 April 2024 from Sydney Anglo to the society's secretary, Rachel Willie
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-03-28 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110226114517/http://rensoc.org.uk/default.htm . 2011-02-26 . The Society for Renaissance Studies (Accessed March 2011)
5. Email of 12 April 2024 from Sydney Anglo to the society's secretary, Rachel Willie
6. Web site: Society for Renaissance Studies: Officers (1967-Present) . 2011-03-28 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110106021050/http://rensoc.org.uk/SRS_Officers.htm . 2011-01-06 . The Society for Renaissance Studies: History (accessed March 2011)