Paul Bergne
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Alexander Paul A'Court Bergne (9 January 1937-5 April 2007) was a British
diplomat and noted historian
of Central Asia
.
and Tajikistan
following the demise of the Soviet Union
.
Bergne's mother was Diana Holman-Hunt
, a noted English
memoir
writer and art critic
. His great grandfather was William Holman Hunt
, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
in 1848.
Bergne died of cancer in 2007.
British people
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diplomat and noted historian
History
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of Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
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Life
Bergne served as the British Ambassador to UzbekistanUzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
following the demise of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Bergne's mother was Diana Holman-Hunt
Diana Holman-Hunt
Diana Holman-Hunt was an English memoir writer and art critic.Holman-Hunt was the granddaughter of painter William Holman Hunt, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. Her first marriage was to Villiers A'Court Bergne, and her second to David Cuthbert. Her son Paul Bergne was a...
, a noted English
England
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memoir
Memoir
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writer and art critic
Art critic
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. His great grandfather was William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt OM was an English painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Biography:...
, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti...
in 1848.
Bergne died of cancer in 2007.
List of publications
- Paul Bergne. The birth of Tajikistan: national identity and the origins of the Republic. Volume 1 of International Library of Central Asia Studies. I.B.Tauris, 2007. ISBN 1845112830, 9781845112837