SIMEON of DURHAM, the contemporary of William of Malmesbury, must have been born late in the tenth century. He took great pains in collecting historical information, especially in the north of England, after the country had been ravaged by the Danes. From these he composed a history of the kings of England, from A.D. 616 to 1130, with some smaller historical pieces. Simeon both studied and taught the sciences, and particularly mathematics, at Oxford; and he became precentor of the church at Durham, where he died, probably soon after the conclusion of his history, which was continued by John, prior of Hexham, to the year 1156. Simeon is supposed to have died shortly after 1130. His History is included in Twysden's work, and his History of Durham Cathedral was published in 1732.