# Walter Goffart

> Walter André Goffart was a German-born American historian who specialized in Late Antiquity and the European Middle Ages. He taught for many years as a professor at the University of Toronto and at the Centre for Medieval Studies from 1960 to 1999, and was a senior research scholar at Yale University. He was the author of monographs on a ninth-century forgery, late Roman taxation, four "barbarian" historians, and historical atlases.

*American historian (1934-2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/walter-goffart

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1934-02-22
- **Died:** 2025-02-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 7.2 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Goffart)
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- [Walter Goffart](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Goffart)
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- [Гоффарт, Вальтер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1541449)

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