Mercia MacDermott
Mercia MacDermott | |
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| Born | Mercia Adshead 7 April 1927 Worthing, West Sussex , England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, educator |
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| Spouse |
James Macdermott
(m. 1948; div. 1964) |
| Children | Alexandra MacDermott, D.Phil. |
| Parent(s) | Geoffrey Palmer Adshead (father) Olive May (née Orme) Adshead (mother) |
| Relatives | Samuel Adrian Miles Adshead (brother) Gwen Adshead (niece) Laura Adshead (niece) Thomas Adshead (nephew) |
Mercia MacDermott (née Adshead; Bulgarian: Мерсия Макдермот; 7 April 1927 – 28 March 2023) was an English writer and historian. She was known for her books on Bulgarian history.
Early life
Mercia was born on 7 April 1927 in
In 1948, she graduated with an
Career
Mercia MacDermott visited and lived in Bulgaria from 1957 to 1989. From 1963 to 1964 and from 1973 to 1979 she was a teacher at the
MacDermott's activity is described by Waller, Diane in Allcock, John B.; Young, Antonia, eds. (2000). "Mercia MacDermott: A Woman of the Frontier". Black Lambs and Grey Falcons (2nd ed.). Oxford: Berghahn Books. pp. 166–186 – via Internet Archive.
Positions and awards
From 1958 to 1973, Mercia MacDermott was the chairwoman of the London-based British–Bulgarian Friendship Society. An honorary citizen of Karlovo and Blagoevgrad, she was also the bearer of a number of Bulgarian state decorations.[9][1]
Personal life and death
The MacDermotts divorced in 1964. Their daughter Alexandra (born 1952) has been a professor in
MacDermott died on 28 March 2023, at the age of 95.[13]
Bibliography
- A History of Bulgaria 1393–1885. London: Allen and Unwin. 1962 – via Internet Archive.
- The Apostle of Freedom: A portrait of Vasil Levski against a background of nineteenth-century Bulgaria. London: Allen and Unwin. 1967. OCLC 957800 – via internet Archive.
- Freedom or Death (the life of ISBN 978-0-904526-32-5
- For Freedom and Perfection (the life of ISBN 978-1-85172-014-9
- Bulgarian Folk Customs. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 1998. ISBN 978-1-85302-486-3 – via Internet Archive.
- Explore Green Men, Heart of Albion Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-872883-94-6
- Lone red poppy, Manifesto Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-907464-10-2
- Once upon a time in Bulgaria, Manifesto Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-907464-16-4
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8103-1906-3. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Record of War Service". University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919. Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd. 1921. p. 120. Retrieved 25 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- PMC 2176869.
- ISBN 978-1-57181-744-0.
- ^ For Freedom and Perfection. The Life of Yané Sandansky. www.kroraina.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Allcock, p. 173.
- OCLC 82956003.
- ^ "Foreign Members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences". The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Alumnae news" (PDF). The Ship. No. 107. St Anne Society. 2017–2018. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Alexandra MacDermott, D.Phil". University of Houston-Clear Lake.
- ISBN 0-7876-2669-4. Retrieved 29 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Grean, Mike (31 October 2009). "Renowned China Authority Sam Adshead: Man of History". The Press. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Отиде си Мерсия Макдермот - биографката на Васил Левски. Dir.bg., 01.04.2023.
- S2CID 164223774.
- JSTOR 304658.
- JSTOR 1899048.
External links
- MacDermott, Mercia (1962). A History of Bulgaria 1395–1885. New York: Frederick A. Praeger. Retrieved 17 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- ISBN 0880331496.
- Waller, Diane (2000). "Mercia MacDermott: A Woman of the Frontier". In Allcock, John B.; Young, Antonia (eds.). Black Lambs & Grey Falcons: Women Travellers in the Balkans (2nd ed.). New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books. pp. 166–186. ISBN 1-57181-744-1– via Google Books.
- ISBN 0-7472-6427-9 – via Internet Archive
- "Ms Mercia MacDermott (Biographical details)" – via The British Museum.
- Locher, Frances C., ed. (1982). "MacDERMOTT, Mercia 1927–". Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields. Vol. 106. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company. p. 327. ISBN 0-8103-1906-3. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
- Dukovska, Diana (1 April 2023). "English Writer and Historian Mercia MacDermott Dies Aged 95". Bulgarian News Agency.
- Mercia MacDermott publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Works by or about Mercia MacDermott at Internet Archive
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