Shula Marks
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14 October 1938
Shula Eta Marks | |
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| Born | Shula Eta Winokur 14 October 1938 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town, University of London |
| Occupations | Author, scholar, journalist |
| Employer(s) | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
| Known for | Divided Sisterhood |
| Spouse | Isaac Marks |
| Children | 2 |
Shula Eta Marks, OBE, FBA (born 14 October 1938, in Cape Town) is a South African-British historian and author. She is a emeritus professor of history at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. She has written at least seven books and a WHO monograph on Health and Apartheid, concerning experiences and public health issues in South Africa. Some of her current public health work involves the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in contemporary South Africa.[1]
She was born Shula Eta Winokur in Cape Town and was educated at the University of Cape Town (BA) and the University of London (PhD). She also holds three honorary doctorates.[2] She is married to Professor Isaac Marks, emeritus professor at King's College London. She has two children: Lara, a historian of medicine, and Raphael, an architect.[3]
- Lecturer in the history of Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies and SOAS (jointly) 1963–1976
- Reader in the history of Southern Africa, 1976–84; Professor of Commonwealth history 1984–93 and Director, 1983–1993, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- Hon DLitt, University of Cape Town, 1994
- Hon DSocSci, University of Natal, 1996
- Professor of history of Southern Africa SOAS 1993–2001 (professor emeritus 2001–, honorary fellow 2005) [4]
- Douglas Southall Freeman professor, University of Richmond 2005
- Hon DLitt et Phil, University of Johannesburg, 2012
