Barbara Emerson

Barbara Emerson is an English historian and biographer, known for her biography of King Leopold II of Belgium. She was also a fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford.[1]

Barbara Emerson
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt. Hilda's College, Oxford
OccupationHistorian and Biographer
Notable work
Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism "The Black Prince" "Paul Devaux"
Spouse(s)Michael Emerson (div)

Emerson received her degree in PPE from St Hilda's College, Oxford where she later taught.[2]

She was highly critical of Adam Hochschild's book King Leopold's Ghost, rebuking it in The Guardian as "a very shoddy piece of work."[3]

Works
  • The Black Prince (1976)
  • Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism (1979)
  • Paul Delvaux (1985)

References
  1. "ยป Author Bios Advanced Historical Method 304". Blogs.dickinson.edu. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  2. ""The memory of Congo : the colonial era"". Oxfordandcambridge.be. 2005-10-02. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  3. Bates, Stephen (13 May 1999). "The Hidden Holocaust". The Guardian.
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