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Richard Ring

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University of Kansas

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Richard Ring graduated from Lake Forest College with a B.A. in history, and received a Ph.D. in Medieval History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After teaching at Ripon College and the University of Kansas he became the Bibliographer for History in the KU Libraries, retiring in June 2015. He also taught courses on Early Medieval Culture, Medieval People, and Charlemagne in the KU History Department. He has published articles on early medieval demography and numismatics, medieval climate change, and Charlemagne.