Mary_Moore_(author)

Mary Moore (author)

Mary Moore (author)

British author, diplomat and administrator

Georgina Mary Moore (née Galbraith; 8 April 1930 – 6 October 2017) was a British author, diplomat and administrator, the principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 1980 to 1990.[1] She published several novels, radio and television plays under the pen name Helena Osborne.[1][2][3]

Georgina Mary Galbraith was the daughter of the historian Vivian Hunter Galbraith and the mediaeval historian Georgina Rosalie Cole-Baker.[2] She was an honorary fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.[4] She was also a trustee of The Rhodes Trust (1984-1998).[5]

She was married to the diplomat A.R. Moore from 1963 until his death in 2000.[6]

Publications

As Helena Osborne[7]

  • The Arcadian Affair (1969)
  • Pay Day (1972)
  • White Poppy (1977)
  • The Joker (1979)

References

  1. [1]
    "LMH, Oxford - Mrs Mary Moore". Lmh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Mary Moore, Principal of St Hilda's 1980-1990, has died". www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    "MOORE, (Georgina) Mary ( born 1930), Principal, St Hilda's College, Oxford, 1980–90, Hon. Fellow, 1990 : Who's Who - oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u27937. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. [4]
    "LMH, Oxford - Honorary & Foundation Fellows". Lmh.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. [5]
    Anthrony Kenny, ed., The History of the Rhodes Trust, 1902-1999, Oxford University Press, p. 580.
  6. [6]
    "A R Moore". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. [7]
    Elizabeth Sleeman (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. pp. 385–. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
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