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Shaw, Flora L. (Flora Louisa), 1852-1929

LC control no.n 90667366
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingShaw, Flora L. (Flora Louisa), 1852-1929
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Variant(s)Lugard, Flora Louisa Shaw, 1852-1929
Shaw, F. (Flora), 1852-1929
Lugard, Lady, 1852-1929
Birth date1852
Death date19290125
Place of birthWoolwich (London, England)
Place of deathSurrey (England)
Field of activityEnglish literature Journalism
AffiliationGuardian (Manchester, England)
Times (London, England)
Profession or occupationWomen novelists, English Women journalists
Found inHer Castle Blair, 1878: v. 1-2, t.p. (Flora L. Shaw)
NUC pre-56 (hdg.: Lugard, Flora Louisa Shaw, Lady, 1852-1929; usage: Flora L. Shaw)
Wikipedia, viewed November 22, 2013 (Dame Flora Louisa Shaw, Lady Lugard, DBE (born 1852, Woolwich, England, UK; died 25 January 1929, Surrey, England, UK), was a British journalist and writer. She is also known for having coined the name "Nigeria"; began her career in journalism in 1886 with the Manchester Guardian; She became Colonial Editor for The Times; first started writing for The Times, she wrote under the name of F. Shaw; between 1878 and 1886 she wrote five novels)
Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute, 1903-1904: page 299 (Lady Lugard)
Associated languageeng