| 词条 | Roy Bridges (historian) |
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Roy Bridges is a noted historian of exploration and travel with a focus on Africa, its imperial and missionary history. He is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen. He began his university career at Makerere University but spent most of his career at the University of Aberdeen where with John D. Hargreaves he helped with the development there of African studies. Between 2002 to 2008 he was the President of the Hakluyt Society. He is the author of many books and research papers including studies of the missionary Johann Krapf, the explorer John Speke and has written what has been described as "the definitive account" of the life of Jacob Wainwright, who recorded an account of the return of David Livingstone's body to Britain.[1][2][3] Selected publications
References1. ^http://www.hakluyt.com/hak_soc_AGM_2008.htm {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Roy}}2. ^http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~rbridges/home.html 3. ^http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=259116 4. ^Canning, Paul M. (2001) Review of Imperialism, Decolonization, and Africa: Studies Presented to John Hargreaves: With an Academic Memoir and Bibliography by Roy Bridges, The International History Review Vol. 23, No. 2 Jun., pp. 430-432 5 : British historians|Academics of the University of Aberdeen|Historians of Africa|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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