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Nancy Nichols Barker | |
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| Born | December 26, 1925 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 1994(1994-03-30) (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, academic, translator, editor |
Nancy Nichols Barker (December 26, 1925 – March 30, 1994) was an American historian, editor, and professor at theUniversity of Texas at Austin.[1]
Barker was born on December 26, 1925, inMount Vernon, New York. She received a bachelor's degree atVassar College in 1946 and master's and doctoral degrees at theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1947 and 1955, respectively.
Barker taught briefly at theUniversity of Delaware and joined the faculty of theUniversity of Texas at Austin in 1955. She was a specialist in French diplomatic history.
Barker was the author of several books, includingThe Empress Eugenie and the Foreign Policy of the Second Empire (1967),The French Experience in Mexico, 1821-1861: A History of Constant Misunderstanding (1979), andPhillippe, Duke of Orleans (1640-1701): Brother to the Sun King (1989). She also translated and editedThe French Legation in Texas (1971-1973). With Marvin L. Brown Jr., Barker editedDiplomacy in an Age of Nationalism: Essays in Honor of Lynn Marshall Case (1971).
Her work as the translator and editor ofThe French Legation in Texas won her theGilbert Chinard Prize, the Summerfield G. Roberts Award, and the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. She also won theAmerican Historical Society'sLeo Gershoy Award in 1989 forBrother to the Sun King.
Barker was a member of theAmerican Historical Association, theSociety for French Historical Studies and the Western Society for French Historical Studies.
Barker died on March 30, 1994, at the age of 68.[where?][citation needed]
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