What is Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer?
Evelyn Baring was also known as Lord Cromer. He was the British High Commissioner who served in Egypt from 1883-1907. He was in charge of extending British influence in the Middle Eastern area and making the British position in the Suez Canal zone stronger.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A history of the modern Middle East: rulers, rebels, and rogues|last=Anderson|first=Betty S.|date=2016|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0-8047-8324-8|location=Stanford, California}}</ref> Lord Cromer opposed any type of Egyptian nationalism.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Modern Middle East and North Africa|last=Clancy-Smith and Smith|first=Julia and Charles D.|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2014|isbn=9780195338270|location=New York Oxford|pages=53}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Baring, Evelyn}} [[Category:1841 births]] [[Category:1917 deaths]] [[Category:British diplomats]] [[Category:20th century in Egypt]] {{UK-stub}}