Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson (April 18, 1964 - ), born in Glasgow, Scotland, is a well-known and widely-published British historian of modern imperialism. Ferguson is incumbent Professor at Harvard University and is currently Herzog Professor of Financial History, Stern Business School, New York University, Visiting Professor of History, University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford.

Academic Career

Previous academic positions Ferguson has held are:

1989-1990 Research Fellow, Christ?s College, University of Cambridge

1990-1992 Official Fellow and Lecturer, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge

1992-2000 Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Jesus College, University of Oxford

2000-2002 Professor of Political and Financial History, University of Oxford

Bibliography

• Colossus: the Rise and Fall of the American Empire, 2004. ISBN 0713997702
• Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, 2003. ISBN 0713996153
• The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000, London: Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 2001. ISBN 0713994657
• Virtual History: Alternatives and Counterfactuals, 2000. ISBN 0465023231
• The Pity of War, London: Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 1998. ISBN 0140275231