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Esther Simpson : the true story of her mission to save scholars from Hitler's persecution / John Eidinow.
Van Pelt Library HV640.4.G7 E33 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eidinow, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Simpson, Esther, 1903-.
- Simpson, Esther.
- Academic Assistance Council--Officials and employees--Biography.
- Academic Assistance Council.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Political refugees--Great Britain.
- Political refugees.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Employees.
- Intellectual life.
- Refugees.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 434 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (black & white) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK : Robinson, [2023]
- Summary:
- "When Hitler assumed power in 1933, Esther Simpson took a job in London at the Academic Assistance Council, newly set up to rescue displaced German scholars, and found her life-long calling. Over more than five decades, her work ensured refuge for thousands of displaced academics worldwide, among them scholars who went on to have a profound impact on the world as we know it. By the end of her life, Esther could count among her 'children' sixteen Nobel Prize winners, eighteen Knights, seventy-four fellows of the Royal Society, thirty-four fellows of the British Academy. This book is a study of a forgotten woman: who she was, her impact upon the world and the historical context that helped shape her achievements"--Publisher's description.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781472143235
- 147214323X
- 9781472143228
- 1472143221
- OCLC:
- 1371945749
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