Barbara Michaels (1927–2013)
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Sobre El Autor
Barbara Mertz was born on September 29, 1927 in Astoria, Illinois. She received a bachelor's degree in 1947, a master's degree in 1950 and doctorate in Egyptology in 1952 from the University of Chicago. She wrote a few books using her real name including Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs (1964), Red mostrar más Land, Black Land (1966), and Two Thousand Years in Rome (1968). She also wrote under the pen names Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters. She made her fiction debut, The Master of Blacktower, under the name Barbara Michaels in 1966. She wrote over two dozen novels using this pen name including Sons of the Wolf, Someone in the House, Vanish with the Rose, Dancing Floor, and Other Worlds. Her debut novel under the pen name Elizabeth Peters was The Jackal's Head in 1968. She also wrote the Amelia Peabody series and Vicky Bliss Mystery series using this name. She died on August 8, 2013 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Series
Obras de Barbara Michaels
Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt (1964) — Autor — 769 copias, 15 reseñas
Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium (2003) — Contribuidor; Editor; Prólogo — 562 copias, 10 reseñas
Malice Domestic 1: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories (1992) — Editor; Introducción — 185 copias
Liz Peters, PI [short story] 2 copias
TEMPLES, TOMBS & HYEROGLIPS 1 copia
Amelia Peabody (20 Book Series) 1 copia
Amelia Peabody, Egyptologist & Archeologist - 14 Book Set; (The Crocodile on the Sandbank, Curse of the Pharaohs, Lion… (2004) 1 copia
The Dark on the Other Side 1 copia
Crocodile on the Sandbank | The Curse of the Pharaohs | The Last Camel Died at Noon | The Snake, the Crocodile, and the… (1996) 1 copia
The Grey Beginning 1 copia
Amelia Peabody Series 1-5 1 copia
The Dancing Floor 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
A Gothic Treasure Trove: Moonraker's Bride / The Golden Unicorn / Kirkland Revels / Wings of the Falcon / Lady of… (1987) — Contribuidor — 98 copias
The Curse of the Pharoahs | Spend Game | Murder on Martha's Vineyard (1981) — Contribuidor — 5 copias
Deadly Trap | Wait for What Will Come | The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (1978) — Contribuidor — 2 copias
La Balsa; Vlucht naar de heuvels; Captain te koop; Ammie, kom naar huis — Contribuidor — 1 copia, 1 reseña
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Mertz, Barbara Louise
- Otros nombres
- Michaels, Barbara
Peters, Elizabeth
Gross, Barbara Louise
Mertz, Barbara Louise Gross
Mertz, Barbara Gross - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1927-09-29
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2013-08-08
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Canton, Illinois, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Frederick, Maryland, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- pulmonary embolism
- Lugares de residencia
- Canton, Illinois, USA
Frederick, Maryland, USA - Educación
- University of Chicago (PhD|Egyptology) ∙ 1952)
- Ocupaciones
- writer
archaeologist
Egyptologist - Relaciones
- Mertz, Richard (former spouse)
Mertz, Elizabeth (offspring)
Mertz, Peter (offspring) - Organizaciones
- Egypt Exploration Society
- Premios y honores
- MWA Grand Master (1998)
Romance Writers of America (Lifetime Achievement Award ∙ 1991)
Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement (2003) - Agente
- Dominick Abel Literary
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Scholar Novels (19)
Best Audiobooks (1)
Next in Series (1)
Premios
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- Obras
- 102
- También por
- 35
- Miembros
- 68,635
- Popularidad
- #192
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 1,526
- ISBNs
- 1,772
- Idiomas
- 13
- Favorito
- 55