Bruno De Nicola headshot
Current Member

Bruno De Nicola

Willis F. Doney Member; additional funding provided by the Patrons’ Endowment Fund

Affiliation

Historical Studies

Field of study

Medieval Middle East and Central Asian History

Home institution

Austrian Academy of Sciences
Bruno De Nicola specilizes in the cultural history of the Islamicate World during the Mongol period (thirteenth–fourteenth centuries). At IAS, he will work on a book looking at the process of transculturation between Mongol conquerors and native populations in Iran and Central Asia through surviving manuscripts from the period.

Visits

Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees

University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Ph.D.
2011
SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom)
BA, MA
2006
University of Barcelona (Spain)
BA, MA
2004

Honors

2022
Elected Member of the Austrian Young Academy
2019
FWF START Prize

Appointments

IFI, Austrian Academy of Sciences
2026
Distinguished Researcher