Niall Ferguson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Niall Ferguson
Occupation	Teacher
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1964(1964-04-18)
Age	60
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Aries

Niall Ferguson Biography

Niall Ferguson is one of the most popular and richest Teacher who was born on April 18, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. He is best known for his work on global history, economics and imperialism. His titles include The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, and Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World. He was a historian at Harvard, Stanford and New York University.

During the 2008 presidential campaign of Republican candidate He served as a political adviser during the 2008 presidential campaign of Republican candidate John McCain., he was a political advisor.

The American historian Gerhard Weinberg in a review of The Pity of War strongly criticized Ferguson for advancing the thesis that it was idiotic for Britain to have fought a Germany that posed no danger. Weinberg accused Ferguson of completely ignoring the chief foreign policy aim of Wilhelm II from 1897 onwards, namely Weltpolitik (“World Politics”) and argued it was absurd for Ferguson to claim that allowing Germany to defeat France and Russia would have posed no danger to Britain. Weinberg wrote that Ferguson was wrong to claim that Germany’s interests were limited only to Europe, and maintained that if the Reich did defeat France in 1914, then Germany would have taken over the French colonies in Asia and Africa which would have definitely affected the balance of power all over the world, not just in Europe. Finally, Weinberg attacked Ferguson for claiming that the Tirpitz Plan was not a danger to Britain and that Britain had no reason to fear Germany’s naval ambitions, sarcastically asking if that was really the case, then why did the British redeploy so much of their fleet from around the world to the North Sea and spend so much money building warships in the Anglo-German naval arms race? Weinberg accused Ferguson of distorting both German and British history and ignoring any evidence that did not fit with his thesis that Britain should never have fought Germany, stating that The Pity of War was interesting as a historical provocation, but was not persuasive as history.

Another controversial aspect of The Pity of War is Ferguson’s use of counterfactual history also known as “speculative” or “hypothetical” history. In the book, Ferguson presents a hypothetical version of Europe being, under Imperial German domination, a peaceful, prosperous, democratic continent, without ideologies like communism or fascism. In Ferguson’s view, had Germany won World War I, then the lives of millions would have been saved, something like the European Union would have been founded in 1914, and Britain would have remained an empire as well as the world’s dominant financial power.

He was the son of a doctor father and a scientist teacher mother. From 1994 to 2011, he married Susan Douglas, a journalist and editor. They had three children. He then married He was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, by a physician father and a science teacher mother. His marriage to journalist and editor Susan Douglas, from 1994 to 2011, resulted in three children. He then married Ayaan Hirsi Ali..

Niall Ferguson Net Worth

Niall Ferguson is one of the richest Teacher from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Niall Ferguson 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from Magdalen College Oxford and then began his teaching career at University of Cambridge.

He was a writer for publications such as The Financial Times and The Sunday Telegraph.

Ferguson wrote two volumes about the prominent Rothschild family: The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Money’s Prophets: 1798–1848 and The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World’s Banker: 1849–1999. These books were the result of original archival research. The books won the Wadsworth Prize for Business History and were also short-listed for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Award and the American National Jewish Book Award.

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Who is Niall Ferguson Dating?

According to our records, Niall Ferguson married to Ayaan Hirsi Ali , Sue Douglas. As of December 1, 2023, Niall Ferguson’s is not dating anyone.

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Ferguson has written regularly for British newspapers and magazines since the mid 1980s. At that time, he was lead writer for The Daily Telegraph, and a regular book reviewer for The Daily Mail.

Facts & Trivia

Niall Ranked on the list of most popular Teacher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Niall Ferguson celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

Ferguson married journalist Susan Douglas, whom he met in 1987 when she was his editor at The Sunday Times. They have three children: Felix, Freya, and Lachlan.

What is Niall Ferguson known for?

One of the world’s most renowned historians , Niall Ferguson’s past PBS series include Civilization: The West and the Rest, The Ascent of Money and The War of the World, all co-produced with WNET.

What does Niall Ferguson think about the British Empire?

The historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that British rule was a lot better than German, French or Belgian rule. His research suggests that British investors put huge amounts of money into developing the economies of Africa.

Who is Niall Ferguson's wife?

Wife

How old is Niall Ferguson?

58 years (April 18, 1964)

What kind of name is Ferguson?

Ferguson is an Anglicization of the Scots Gaelic “Macfhearghus”, a patronymic form of the personal name Fergus which translates as son of the angry (one).