Patrick O'Meara
Encyclopedia
Professor Patrick O'Meara (born 8 September 1947) was the Master of Van Mildert College
and Professor of Russian
and Russian History at Durham University
. Until 2003, he was Associate Professor of Russian at Trinity College, Dublin
. He has held visiting fellowships at the Kennan Institute, Washington DC and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
.
In September 2011 he retired to Oxfordshire
K.F. Ryleev: A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet, ISBN 0-691-06602-7
Van Mildert College
Van Mildert College, commonly known as Mildert, is a college of the University of Durham in England. Founded in 1965, it takes its name from William Van Mildert, Prince-Bishop of Durham from 1826 to 1836 and a leading figure in the University's 1832 foundation.Van Mildert College occupies grounds...
and Professor of Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Russian History at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
. Until 2003, he was Associate Professor of Russian at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. He has held visiting fellowships at the Kennan Institute, Washington DC and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England.The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer students from less financially privileged backgrounds a chance to study...
.
In September 2011 he retired to Oxfordshire
Selected works
The Decembrist Pavel Pestel: Russia's First Republican, ISBN 0-333-98455-2K.F. Ryleev: A Political Biography of the Decembrist Poet, ISBN 0-691-06602-7