Meredith Hooper
Meredith Hooper | |
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| Born | Meredith Jean Rooney Adelaide, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide, University of Oxford |
| Genre | History, science writing, children's books |
| Subject | Antarctica |
| Spouse | Richard Hooper |
| Children | Tom Hooper |
Meredith Hooper is an Australian historian and writer.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]She was born and raised in Adelaide, Australia.[2] Hooper graduated in history from the University of Adelaide,[3] then studied imperial history at Oxford.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]She is a member of Association of British Science Writers, Royal Institution and the British Society for the History of Science.[citation needed]
In 2000, the National Science Foundation and the Congress of the United States awarded Hooper the Antarctica Service Medal.[4] In 2014, Hooper was named the Australian of the Year in the UK.[4][5]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes[6][7][8]
- Celebrity Cat: With Paintings from Art Galleries Around the World[9]
- The Pebble in my Pocket: A History of Our Earth[10]
- The Endurance: Shackleton's Perilous Expedition in Antarctica[11]
- The Ferocious Summer: Adelie Penguins and the Warming of Antarctica[12]
- Stranded in the Winter: The Story of Scott’s Northern Party[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She is the wife of British civil servant Richard Hooper[14] and mother of film director Tom Hooper. After seeing a 2007 reading of an unproduced play, she told her son she thought he should consider pursuing it for a film adaptation; the project became his Academy Award-winning film, The King's Speech.[15]
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External links
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