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Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford

British historian (1906-2002) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 96

Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, better known as Elizabeth Longford, was an English historian. She was a member of the Royal Society of Literature and was on the board of trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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She is best known as a historian, especially for her biographies of 19th-century figures including Queen Victoria (1964), Lord Byron (1976) and the Duke of Wellington (1969).

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 2002 · aged 96