Where was Nina Burleigh born?
Chicago, Illinois
What is Nina Burleigh nationality?
American
What is Nina Burleigh's occupation?
Author and journalist; adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University
Short Biography
Nina D. Burleigh (born 1959 or 1960) is an American writer and journalist. She is the author of five books, including Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt (2007), about the scholars who accompanied Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798; Unholy Business (2008), chronicling a Biblical archaeological forgery case and the Jerusalem relic trade. Her investigative journalism includes The Fatal Gift of Beauty (2011), on the wrongful imprisonment of American student Amanda Knox. An adjunct professor at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Burliegh is strongly sympathetic to secular liberalism, and known for her interest in issues of women's rights. She writes a column for The New York Observer called "The Bombshell".