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Felix Markham

1908 – 1992

British historian

Historian of Modern AgeHistorian University teacher
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About Felix Markham

Lived 1908 – 1992 (aged 83–84). Felix Markham was a British historian of Modern Age, historian and university teacher.

Felix Maurice Hippisley Markham (1908 in Brighton – 1992) was a British historian, known for his biography of Napoleon.

Markham studied both Literae humaniores and modern history at Balliol College, Oxford. He was Fellow and History Tutor at Hertford College, Oxford, from 1931 until 1973.

Markham corresponded with film director Stanley Kubrick over a never-realised project of Kubrick's on Napoleon.

Publications Napoleon, New American Library 1963, new edition, edited by Steve Englund, Signet Classics 2010 Napoleon and the Awakening of Europe, English Universities Press 1954, Collier Books 1965 The Bonapartes, New York, Taplinger Publishing 1975 Herausgeber: Henri Comte de Saint-Simon, 1760–1825: Selected Writings, Blackwell 1952 "The Napoleonic Adventure", in The New Cambridge Modern History, Volume 9, 1965 Oxford, London 1975, preface by C. M. Bowra

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Important facts

Born
1908, Brighton
Birth century
Died
1992
Occupation
Historian of Modern Age, historian, university teacher
Education
University of Oxford
Employers
University of Oxford
Also known as
Felix Maurice Hippisley Markham

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Felix Markham?

British historian

When was Felix Markham born?

Felix Markham was born in 1908 in Brighton.

When did Felix Markham die?

Felix Markham died in 1992.

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Felix Markham was a historian of Modern Age, historian and university teacher.

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Felix Markham was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Felix Markham

· Wikidata: Q15401782

· DBpedia: Felix Markham

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