David Samuel Harvard Abulafia, CBE, M.A., Ph.D., Litt.D., FRHistS, FSA, FBA, Life Fellow, formerly Tutor for Graduate Students, Registrary, College Lecturer and Director of Studies in History, and Fellow Librarian of Gonville and Caius College, member of King’s College, Emeritus Professor of Mediterranean History, British Academy Medallist and Wolfson Prizewinner, died on 24 January 2026, aged 76 years.