Martin Meredith
Encyclopedia
Martin Meredith is a historian
, journalist
, and biographer who has written several books on Africa
and its modern history.
Meredith first worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa for the Observer
and Sunday Times, then as a research fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford
. Living near Oxford
, he is now an independent commentator and author.
Meredith's writing has been described as authoritative and well-documented, despite the pessimism inherent in his subject matter.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, and biographer who has written several books on Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and its modern history.
Meredith first worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa for the Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
and Sunday Times, then as a research fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College, Oxford
St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the...
. Living near Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, he is now an independent commentator and author.
Meredith's writing has been described as authoritative and well-documented, despite the pessimism inherent in his subject matter.