Professor Richard
Gerberding received his BA from the University of Minnesota, his MA from
the University of Manitoba, and his Ph.D from Oxford University. He
teaches the department's courses in ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and
Reformation history. He is also Professor of Latin and teaches
courses in the Classical Studies Program. He serves as the
University's Director of Classical Studies and as advisor to the Society
For Ancient Languages.
His research interests center on the early
Middle Ages, specifically on Frankish history. This is a subject
about which he has published books and articles, e.g., The Rise of the
Carolingians and the Liber Historiae Francorum (Oxford University
Press, 1987) and Later Merovingian France (Manchester University Press,
1997). He has also published a textbook
for Houghton-Mifflin entitled Medieval Worlds (2003).
Dr. Gerberding has built a house near Rogersville on the
Elk River, a house known to his friends and students as "The
Castle". Here he enjoys swimming, boating, and entertaining.
