Megan Vaughan, FBA, FRHistS is a British historian and academic, who specialises in the history of East and Central Africa. [3] Since October 2015, she has been Professor of African History and Health at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London. [4] From 2002 to 2016 she was Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History at the University of Cambridge. [4] [5]
In 1995, Vaughan and Henrietta Moore were awarded the Herskovits Prize by the African Studies Association for their book Cutting Down Trees: Gender, Nutrition, and Agricultural Change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1890-1990. [6] In 2006, she was awarded the Heggoy Prize for French Colonial History by the French Colonial Historical Society for her book Creating the Creole Island: Slavery in Eighteenth-century Mauritius. [7]
In 2002, Vaughan was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [5] On 17 July 2015, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree by the University of Kent "in recognition of her contribution to the study of world history". [8]
Megan Vaughan, FBA, FRHistS is a British historian and academic, who specialises in the history of East and Central Africa. [3] Since October 2015, she has been Professor of African History and Health at the Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London. [4] From 2002 to 2016 she was Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History at the University of Cambridge. [4] [5]
In 1995, Vaughan and Henrietta Moore were awarded the Herskovits Prize by the African Studies Association for their book Cutting Down Trees: Gender, Nutrition, and Agricultural Change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1890-1990. [6] In 2006, she was awarded the Heggoy Prize for French Colonial History by the French Colonial Historical Society for her book Creating the Creole Island: Slavery in Eighteenth-century Mauritius. [7]
In 2002, Vaughan was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. [5] On 17 July 2015, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree by the University of Kent "in recognition of her contribution to the study of world history". [8]