The world today mourns the death of Elizabeth Anne Webby AM FAHA who died on August 6, 2023, at the age of 81. She was an Australian literary critic, editor, and scholar of literature. Emeritus Professor Webby retired from the Chair of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney in 2007. She edited The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature and was editor of Southerly from 1988 to 1999.
Elizabeth Webby completed her secondary education at Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney, and then attended the University of Sydney. She donated her 1974–2002 papers, including correspondence, research, and material relating to Southerly to the State Library of New South Wales on her retirement in June 2007.
Elizabeth Webby husband
Elizabeth Webby was married to Barry Webby in 1966. Much is not documented about her marriage and little is known.
Elizabeth Webby children
Elizabeth Webby’s children are not known.
Elizabeth Webby parents
Elizabeth Webby was born Elizabeth Anne Loder in Sydney on February 9, 1942, and is the daughter of her parents George Loder and his wife Betty Ellis. Little is just known about her parents.
Elizabeth Webby siblings
Elizabeth Webby could be the only child of her parents, hence her siblings are not known.
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