Eric A. Walker

British historian

PersonDied aged 89humanQ17001069

Also known as Eric Anderson Walker

Born: September 6, 1886
Died: February 23, 1976
Birthplace: Streatham
Citizenship: United Kingdom
, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland(until 1927)
Occupation: historian
Education: Merton College
, Mill Hill School
Employer: University of Cape Town
, University of Cambridge
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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Eric Anderson Walker was an English historian who served as King George V Professor of History at the University of Cape Town and Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge. He was a pioneer in writing the history of South Africa and later an important historian of the British Empire, though by the end of his life his work was seen as dated and Eurocentric.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in general catalog of BnFRetrieved 2026-07-23
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Given name: Eric
Family name: Walker
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Sibling: Graham Walker

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