Isabel de Madariaga
- Category : Humanities+Social-Sciences-Historian
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX The Sleeping Phoenix 3
Biography
Isabel de Madariaga was a highly respected historian and scholar, who specialised in Russian studies. She was the the daughter of Salvador de Madariaga, (the ambassador and representative of the Spanish Republic to France and the League of Nations) and his Scottish wife, Constance (née Archibald).
She was a fellow of the British Academy and was instrumental in developing a new degree course in Russian and Soviet studies. She was noted particularly for two major works, biographies of Catherine the Great and Ivan the Terrible.
She died in London on 16th June 2014