Howard A. Fergus | |
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| Born | Howard Archibald Fergus 22 July 1937 Long Ground, Montserrat |
| Died | 23 March 2023 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Writer, historian, academic and teacher |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies University of Bristol University of Manchester |
Sir Howard Archibald Fergus KBE (22 July 1937 – 23 March 2023) was a Montserratian author and historian. He was born at Long Ground in Montserrat. He attended Bethel Primary School, Montserrat Secondary School, Erdiston Teachers College in Barbados, the University College of the West Indies (London), the Universities of Bristol and Manchester, and finally the University of the West Indies (UWI), earning a PhD in 1978. He retired from the University in 2004 as Professor of Eastern Caribbean Studies.
Fergus wrote and edited more than 14 books, including several works on Montserratian history and society. His scholarly works were published in a number of international journals and he was also an established poet.
Fergus was the winner of The Caribbean Writer Poetry Prize in 1992, and of the David Hough Literary Prize for an author residing in the Caribbean in 2002.