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John O'Malley

American Jesuit priest and professor of theology (1927-2022) · United States · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 95

John William O'Malley was an American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest. He was a university professor at Georgetown University, housed in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.

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2022Died11 September 20222013Henry Allen Moe PrizeAward2005Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1993Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural HistoryAward1979Helen & Howard R. Marraro PrizeAward1975Guggenheim FellowshipAward1927Born11 June 1927

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Henry Allen Moe Prize2013
Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award2005
Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History1993
Helen & Howard R. Marraro Prize1979
Guggenheim Fellowship1975

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O'Malley was a widely published expert on the religious history of Early Modern Europe, with specialities on the Council of Trent, the Second Vatican Council, and the First Vatican Council.

Country
United States
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2022 · aged 95