 David Knowles (scholar)

Michael David Knowles (born Michael Clive Knowles, 29 September 1896 – 21 November 1974) was an English Benedictine monk, Catholic priest, and historian, who became Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge from 1954 to 1963.His works on monasticism in England from the times of Dunstan (909–988) to the dissolution of the monasteries are considered authoritative.