Perham, Margery Freda, 1895-1982

Contributed to

Native administration in Nigeria
book chapter 1937

Summary: Dame Margery Freda Perham was a British historian of, and writer on, African affairs. She was known especially for the intellectual force of her arguments in favour of British decolonisation in the 1950s and 1960s. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][3][4]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1895 [2]; 1895-09-06 [4]
Birth Place: Bury [2][4]
Died: 1982 [2]; 1982-02-19 [4]
Death Place: Burcot, GB [3]; Burcot [4]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: historian [4]; Africanist [4]; university teacher [4]; writer [4]
Employer: Nuffield College [4]; University of Sheffield [4]; St Hugh's College [4]
Educated at: Abbots Bromley School [4]; St Hugh's College [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]
Archives at: Rhodes House [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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