John Bartholomew Wakelyn Nightingale, Baron of Cromarty (born 7 September 1960) is a British academic.
Biography
Nightingale was born 7 September 1960, the son of Michael and Hilary Nightingale. He is married to Lucy Fergusson, daughter of Drs. Patrick and Alison Fergusson, a partner at Linklaters LLP.
Nightingale was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England. He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford, with a Master of Arts and later with a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) as well. At Merton College, Oxford, he was the Harmsworth Senior Research Scholar between 1984 and 1986, and was a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow from 1989-1992. In 1986, he became a Fellow of Magdalen College and later, from 1993, a Tutor of Modern History. He was Assessor of the University of Oxford from 2008-2009 and a member of its governing council from 2008-2014. He is also the current holder of a Scottish feudal barony.
Nightingale was an elected Fellow of the Governing Body of Winchester College from 2002-2017.
Works
Hidden Magdalen (2008) (associate editor) Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform: Lotharingia c.850-1000 (2001) Oswald, Fleury and Continental Reform (1996) many articles on medieval history
