Edith Durham
19th and 20th-century British artist and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Edith Durham, FRAI (8 December 1863 – 15 November 1944) was a British artist, anthropologist and writer who is best known for her anthropological accounts of life in Albania in the early 20th century. Her advocacy on behalf of the Albanian cause and her Albanophilia gained her the devotion of many Albanians who consider her a national heroine.
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Born | Mary Edith Durham 8 December 1863 London, England |
Died | 15 November 1944(1944-11-15) (aged 80) |
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Main interests | Albanian history, Culture |
Notable works | High Albania |
Influenced | Robert Elsie |
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