Selma Barkham

Barkham in 2014

Selma Huxley Barkham, OC ONL, (née Huxley; 8 March 1927 – 3 May 2020) was an English-Canadian historian and geographer. Her works focused on the maritime history of Canada and of the Basque Country. She was born in London.

In 1981, she was awarded the Order of Canada for her work. A whaling port she discovered in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador was declared a National Historic Site of Canada (1979) and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (June 2013).

She was made an Officer of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2015.

Barkham died on 4 May 2020 in Chichester, England at the age of 93.

References

  1. ↑ "Let's Travel.ca: Selma Barkham". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. ↑ Ternua eta euskaldunen arteko harremanak ikertu zituen Selma Huxley hil da (in Basque)

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