Barbara Emerson is an English historian and biographer, known for her biography of

King Leopold II of Belgium * german: link=no, Leopold Ludwig Philipp Maria Viktor , house = Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , father = Leopold I of Belgium , mother = Louise of Orléans , birth_date = , birth_place = Brussels, Belgium , death_date = ...

. She was also a fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford. Emerson received her degree in PPE from St Hilda's College, Oxford where she later taught. She was highly critical of

Adam Hochschild Adam Hochschild (; born October 5, 1942) is an American author, journalist, historian and lecturer. His best-known works include '' King Leopold's Ghost'' (1998), '' To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918'' (2011), ''Bu ...

's book ''

King Leopold's Ghost ''King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa'' (1998) is a best-selling popular history book by Adam Hochschild that explores the exploitation of the Congo Free State by King Leopold II of Belgium between 1885 ...

'', rebuking it in ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' as "a very shoddy piece of work."

Works

* ''The Black Prince'' (1976) * ''Leopold II of the Belgians: King of Colonialism'' (1979) * ''Paul Delvaux'' (1985)

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English historians English biographers Alumni of St Hilda's College, Oxford Fellows of St Hilda's College, Oxford Historians of Belgium {{UK-historian-stub