# Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson is a Scottish-American historian who specializes in economic and financial history as well as the history of colonialism. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior faculty fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard. Ferguson is the author of numerous bestselling books including The Ascent of Money and Empire.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** April 18, 1964
- **Birthplace:** Glasgow, United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** British
- **Occupation:** economic historian
- **Category:** Scholars & Educators
- **Net Worth:** $8M (est. 2023)

## Overview

Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson is a British-American historian who is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. Previously, he was a professor at Harvard University, the London School of Economics, New York University, a visiting professor at the New College of the Humanities, and a senior research fellow at Jesus College, Oxford. He was a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics for the 2023/2024 academic year and at Tsinghua University in China from 2019 to 2020.

## Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for Niall Ferguson. Scottish historian (born 1964)

## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Ferguson

## Timeline

### 1914 — His dissertation was titled "Business and Politics in the German Inflation:...
His dissertation was titled "Business and Politics in the German Inflation: Hamburg 1914–1924".

### 1964 — Birth
Birth of Niall Ferguson.

### 1964 — Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 18 April 1964 to James Campbell...
Ferguson was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 18 April 1964 to James Campbell Ferguson, a doctor, and Molly Archibald Hamilton, a physics teacher

### 1982 — He had become a Thatcherite by 1982
He had become a Thatcherite by 1982

### 1985 — In 1985, he graduated with a first-class honours degree in history and was...
In 1985, he graduated with a first-class honours degree in history and was awarded an MA from Oxford

### 1986 — Ferguson studied as a Hanseatic Scholar at the University of Hamburg from 1986...
Ferguson studied as a Hanseatic Scholar at the University of Hamburg from 1986 until 1988

### 1987 — Ferguson met journalist Sue Douglas in 1987, when she was his editor at The...
Ferguson met journalist Sue Douglas in 1987, when she was his editor at The Sunday Times

### 1989 — Academic career In 1989, Ferguson worked as a research fellow at Christ's...
Academic career In 1989, Ferguson worked as a research fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge

### 1990 — From 1990 to 1992 he was an official fellow and lecturer at Peterhouse,...
From 1990 to 1992 he was an official fellow and lecturer at Peterhouse, Cambridge

### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement
Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references.

### 2026 — Profile Update
Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness.

## Quotes

> "Profile note: Niall Ferguson was complemented using Wikipedia reference material."
> — Niall Ferguson, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Editorial note: This block stores profile notes and source context, not attributed quotations."
> — Niall Ferguson, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

> "Source note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_Ferguson"
> — Niall Ferguson, Peoplebio editorial note (2026)

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