John Frederick Matthews, FBA, FSA, FRHistS (born 1940) is a British historian and academic.
He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1965: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.
[1] His doctoral thesis was titled "The supporters of the Emperor in Western society in the age of Theodosius".
[2] He held the Dyson Junior Research Fellowship in Greek Culture at Balliol College, Oxford, from 1965 to 1969, and was then elected an official fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
[5] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by the University of Leicester in 2003.