Meredith Hooper

Meredith Hooper
BornMeredith Jean Rooney
Adelaide, Australia
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide, University of Oxford
GenreHistory, science writing, children's books
SubjectAntarctica
SpouseRichard Hooper
ChildrenTom Hooper

Meredith Hooper is an Australian historian and writer.[1]

Early life

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

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

  • 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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Stark images of Shackleton's struggle". BBC News. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Meredith Hooper - Biography". www.advance.org. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Meredith Hooper - David Higham Associates". David Higham Associates. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Meredith Hooper Australian of the Year in the UK". www.antarctica.gov.au. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ^ "London mayor Boris Johnson named honorary Australian of the Year". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 25 January 2014. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. ^ Hammer, Joshua (2 December 2011). "Harsh Adventures: Books About Travel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Longest Winter: Scott's Other Heroes by Meredith Hooper". Publishers Weekly. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "THE LONGEST WINTER Scott's Other Heroes by Meredith Hooper". Kirkus Reviews. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. ^ "CELEBRITY CAT by Meredith Hooper, illustrated by Bee Willey". Kirkus Reviews. 15 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  10. ^ "THE PEBBLE IN MY POCKET A History of Our Earth". Kirkus Reviews. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Meredith Hooper". goodreads.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  12. ^ Kelly, Fran (5 September 2007). "The Ferocious Summer: Palmer's penguins and the warming of Antarctica". Radio National. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  13. ^ "The explorers who went with Scott of the Antarctic". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  14. ^ Cave, Andrew. "Richard Hooper: Unions say private sector capital will destroy the Royal Mail - it won't". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  15. ^ Lopez, John (8 December 2010). "The King's Speech Director Tom Hooper on the King's Stammer, Colin Firth, and the Royal Family". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 22 March 2017.