Pearl Kibre

Pearl Kibre
Pearl Kibre
	Pearl Kibre, 1985
Born	September 2, 1900; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	July 15, 1985 (aged 84); New York City, New York
Occupation	Historian
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship (1950); Haskins Medal (1964);
Academic background
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BA 1924, MA 1925); Columbia University (PhD 1936);
Doctoral advisor	Lynn Thorndike
Academic work
Discipline	Historian
Sub-discipline	Medieval science and medieval universities
Institutions	Hunter College (1937–1971)
Notable students	Nancy Siraisi

Pearl Kibre (September 2, 1900 – July 15, 1985) was an American historian particularly known for her work on medieval science and medieval universities. She taught at Hunter College 1937–1971 and helped found the doctoral program in history of the City University of New York. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1950 for her work and the Haskins Medal in 1964 for her book Scholarly Privileges in the Middle Ages (1962).