De Madariaga, Isabel
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born on | 27 August 1919 | ||||
Place | Glasgow, Scotland, 55n53, 4w15 | ||||
Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
Isabel de Madariaga was a highly respected historian and scholar, who specialised in Russian studies. She was the the daughter of Salvador de Madariaga, (the ambassador and representative of the Spanish Republic to France and the League of Nations) and his Scottish wife, Constance (née Archibald).
She was a fellow of the British Academy and was instrumental in developing a new degree course in Russian and Soviet studies. She was noted particularly for two major works, biographies of Catherine the Great and Ivan the Terrible.
She died in London on 16th June 2014
Relationships
- child->parent relationship with de Madariaga, Salvador (born 23 July 1886)
- spouse relationship with Schapiro, Leonard (born 22 April 1908). Notes: Married 1943, divorced 1976
- other kind of relationship with Catherine the Great, Empress (born 2 May 1729). Notes: Biographer
- other kind of relationship with Ivan The Terrible (born 25 August 1530 Jul.Cal. (4 Sep 1530 greg.)). Notes: Biographer
Events
Source Notes
Date and location of birth from several internet sources and obituaries - e.g. Independent and Guardian (UK)
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Professor of Russian Studies at London University)
- Vocation : Humanities+Social Sciences : Historian
- Vocation : Writers : Biographer (Noted for books on Catherine the Great and Ivan the Terrible)