Anderson, Olive Ruth
ANDERSON, Olive Ruth
ANDERSON, Olive Ruth. British, b. 1926. Genres: History. Career: University of London, Westfield College, assistant lecturer, 1949-57, lecturer, 1958-69, reader, 1969-86, professor of history, 1986-89, Queen Mary and Westfield College, professor of history, 1989-91, emeritus, 1991-, fellow, 1994-. Royal Historical Society, vice-president, 2001-. Publications: A Liberal State at War: English Politics and Economics during the Crimean War, 1967; Suicide in Victorian and Edwardian England, 1987. Address: 45 Cholmeley Cres, Highgate, London N6 5EX, England.
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