Onora O'Neill
The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | |
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| President of the British Academy | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford |
| Succeeded by | Sir Adam Roberts |
| 10th Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge | |
| In office 1992–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Sheila Browne |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Hodgson |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 25 February 1999 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Onora Sylvia O'Neill 23 August 1941 Aughafatten, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford Harvard University |
| Occupation | Philosopher and politician |
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| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | |
Onora Sylvia O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve (born 23 August 1941) is a British philosopher and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.