Edith Durham

Edith Durham
Edith Durham in the 1880s
Born	Mary Edith Durham 8 December 1863 London, England
Died	15 November 1944(1944-11-15) (aged 80)
Academic work
Main interests	Albanian history, Culture
Notable works	High Albania
Influenced	Robert Elsie

Mary Edith Durham, FRAI (8 December 1863 – 15 November 1944) was a British artist, anthropologist and writer who is best known for her anthropological accounts of life in Albania in the early 20th century. Her advocacy on behalf of the Albanian cause and her Albanophilia gained her the devotion of many Albanians who consider her a national heroine.