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Georgina Mary Moore (née Galbraith; 8 April 1930 – 6 October 2017) was a British author, diplomat and administrator, the principal of
St Hilda's College, Oxford St Hilda's College (full name = Principal and Council of St. Hilda's College, Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. The college is named after the Anglo-Saxon saint Hilda of Whitby and was founded in 1893 as a ...
, from 1980 to 1990. She published several novels, radio and television plays under the pen name Helena Osborne. Georgina Mary Galbraith was the daughter of the historian
Vivian Hunter Galbraith Vivian Hunter Galbraith (15 December 1889 – 25 November 1976) was an English historian, fellow of the British Academy and Oxford Regius Professor of Modern History. Early career Galbraith was born in Sheffield, son of David Galbraith, ...
and the mediaeval historian Georgina Rosalie Cole-Baker. She was an honorary fellow of
Lady Margaret Hall Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, located on a bank of the River Cherwell at Norham Gardens in north Oxford and adjacent to the University Parks. The college is more formally known under ...
, Oxford. She was also a trustee of
The Rhodes Trust Rhodes House is a building part of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on South Parks Road in central Oxford, and was built in memory of Cecil Rhodes, an alumnus of the university and a major benefactor. It is listed Grade II* ...
(1984-1998). She was married to the diplomat A.R. Moore from 1963 until his death in 2000.


Publications


As Helena Osborne

Source: *''The Arcadian Affair'' (1969) *''Pay Day'' (1972) *''White Poppy'' (1977) *''The Joker'' (1979)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Mary 1930 births 2017 deaths Principals of St Hilda's College, Oxford