Elizabeth A. R. Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elizabeth A. R. Brown

American scholar

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Profession: historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Elizabeth Atkinson Rash Brown (born February 16, 1932), is a Professor Emerita of History at Brooklyn College, of the City University of New York, a scholar and published author, known for her writings on feudalism.
She received her B.A.
from Swarthmore College and A.M.
and PhD.
from Radcliffe College and Harvard University.
In 2009 Elizabeth A.
R.
Brown was elected the Second Vice-President of the Medieval Academy of America and in 2010-2011 served as its president.Since the publication of "The Tyranny of a Construct" (1974) there has been ongoing inconclusive discussion as to whether feudalism is a useful construct for understanding medieval society.