Dorothy Louise Victoria Lobel King (born 1975) is an American author who lives and works in
England
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.
Childhood and education
King was born and raised in London where her American father, James King, ran a branch of Oppenheimer & Co. She spent parts of her childhood in
Florida
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and in
France
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King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
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King attributes her interest in archaeology to her father's business partner
Leon Levy
Leon Levy (September 13, 1925 – April 6, 2003) April 8, 2003. was an American investor, Institute of Classical Studies for a thesis entitled "The Sculptural Decoration of the Doric Order ca.375–31 BC".
She first gained public attention when she opposed the construction of facilities for the
2004 Summer Olympics
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at the site of the
Battle of Marathon
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King wrote a 2006 book entitled '' The Elgin Marbles'' defending the British retention of the
Marbles
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BBC News
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, January 19, 2006 She believes Elgin's acquisition of the marbles was legal and has argued against allowing the Greeks to possess the marbles due to what she describes as slipshod conservation practices in Greek archaeological museums.Adams, Zed, and Richard Joyce. "Book Reviews." Ethics, vol. 117, no. 2, 2007, p. 368. www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/510702. ''
The Sunday Times
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'' credited King's book with "reigniting" the controversy over possession of the Elgin marbles. King, however, does not rule out an eventual loan to Greece.
On the name dispute between
Greece
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and the
Republic of Macedonia
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she said: "The Macedonians invaded and conquered
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
, but Alexander conquered Iran and Afghanistan as well. None of these two other countries ever claimed to be Macedonia. Amphipolis is in Macedonia, Vergina is in Macedonia and Macedonia is in Greece. To claim the opposite is so ridiculous. It is like saying that Jesus went to America."
Advocacy
She is also known as a
blog
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George Mason University
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"PhDiva Dorothy King is an American conservative who blogs from London." In a 2005 article published in ''
The Guardian
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'', King gave her thoughts on the subject of the " gender gap" in academia that was summed up by the article's subtitle, "Wiles, not whining, are the way to overcome the gender gap, says Dorothy King".
Personal life
King lives in
Kensington, London
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The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Garden ...
The Guardian
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