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Niall Campbell Ferguson (; born 18 April 1964)〔(Biography ) Niall Ferguson〕 is a British historian from Scotland. He is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University. He is also a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, University of Oxford, a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and visiting professor at the New College of the Humanities. His specialities are international history, economic and financial history, and British and American imperialism. He is known for his provocative, contrarian views. Ferguson's books include ''Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World'', ''The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World'' and ''Civilization: The West and the Rest'', all of which he has presented as Channel 4 television series. In 2004, he was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine. Since 2011, he has been a contributing editor for Bloomberg Television〔 〕〔 〕 and a columnist for ''Newsweek''. Ferguson was an advisor to John McCain's U.S. presidential campaign in 2008, and announced his support for Mitt Romney in 2012 and has been a vocal critic of Barack Obama.〔("Why Obama Needs to Go" ), ''Newsweek'', 9 August 2012.〕〔("Newsweek's anti-Obama cover story: Has the magazine lost all credibility?" ) ''The Week'', 21 August 2012.〕 ==Early life== Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 18 April 1964. His father was a physician and his mother a physics teacher. He attended The Glasgow Academy. He was brought up as, and remains, an atheist. Ferguson cites his father as instilling in him a strong sense of self-discipline and of the moral value of work, while his mother encouraged his creative side. His journalist maternal grandfather encouraged him to write.〔 Unable to decide on studying an English or a history degree at university, Ferguson cites his reading of ''War and Peace'' as persuading him towards history.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niall Ferguson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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