WebDame Hilary Mary Mantel DBE FRSL (/ m æ n ˈ t ɛ l / man-TEL; born Thompson; 6 July 1952 – 22 September 2022) was a British writer whose work includes historical fiction, personal memoirs and short stories. Her first published novel, Every Day Is Mother's Day, was released in 1985.She went on to write 12 novels, two collections of short stories, a …

WebEarly life and education. Nicholls is the middle of three siblings. He attended Barton Peveril College at Eastleigh, Hampshire, taking A-levels in Drama, English Literature, Physics and Biology.. He also took part in college drama productions, playing a wide range of roles. He went onto study at the University of Bristol, graduating with a BA in Drama and English in …

WebMerrion Frances "Mem" Fox, AM (born Merrion Frances Partridge; 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy.Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but still gives seminars and lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

WebRobert John Haylock Chambers OBE (born 1 May 1932) is a British academic and development practitioner. He spent his academic career at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.In 2013 he became an honorary fellow of the International Institute of Social Studies.

WebPersonal life. Gardiner was born on 29 March 1879 in Eltham, then in Kent.His mother died in his infancy and he and his elder brother, the composer H. Balfour Gardiner, were brought up by their father's housekeeper.Gardiner was educated at Temple Grove School and Charterhouse.At school he developed an interest in ancient Egypt, and in 1895–96 he …

WebMany universities offer programs of study which tag academic degrees with a particular speciality. [citation needed] A tagged degree incorporates the name of the subject of study into the degree title and generally requires more specialized coursework than a degree with an untagged major.Tagged degrees come in two varieties: the first form is a more general …

WebDoctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: Litterarum Doctor or Doctor Litterarum) is a terminal degree in the humanities that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.). It is awarded in many countries by universities and learned …

WebGeorge Robert Acworth Conquest CMG OBE FBA FRSL (15 July 1917 – 3 August 2015) was a British historian and poet.. A long-time research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Conquest was most notable for his work on the Soviet Union.His books included The Great Terror: Stalin's Purges of the 1930s (1968); The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet …

WebDoctor of Letters (DLitt or LittD) Doctor of Literature (DLit) Doctor of Literature (Education) (DLit (Ed)) Doctor of Medicine (DM) (This is more commonly a doctorate by thesis, similar to the PhD; it remains a higher doctorate formally at Oxford but an enquiry in 2016 has recommended that this be changed.

WebDame Frances Anne Cairncross, DBE, FRSE, FAcSS (born 30 August 1944 in Otley, England) is a British economist, journalist and academic.She is a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, UCLA. She formerly chaired the executive committee of the Institute for Fiscal Studies.From 2004 to 2014, she was the Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.Since …