Peter Frankopan

Peter Frankopan
Peter Frankopan, a British historian and author in November 2018
Born (1971-03-22) 22 March 1971
OccupationsHistorian and academic
SpouseJessica Sainsbury
Children4
Parent(s)Don Louis Doimi de Lupis
Ingrid Detter
RelativesLady Nicholas Windsor (sister)
Academic background
EducationEton College
Jesus College, Cambridge (BA)
Corpus Christi College, Oxford (DPhil)
ThesisThe foreign policy of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081-c.1100) (1998)
Doctoral advisorJames Howard-Johnston
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsWorcester College, Oxford
King's College, Cambridge

Peter Frankopan (born 22 March 1971) is a British historian, writer, and hotelier. He is a professor of global history at Worcester College, Oxford, and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Byzantine Research. He is also professor of Silk Roads studies at the University of Cambridge, a bye-fellow of King's College and associate director of the UNESCO Silk Roads programme. He is a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. He is best known for his 2015 book The Silk Roads.