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Beatrice White

1902 – 1986

White, Beatrice Mary Irene (1902–1986), literary scholar

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About Beatrice White

Lived 1902 – 1986 (aged 83). Beatrice White was a scholar.

Beatrice Mary Irene White (6 July 1902 – 30 March 1986) was a British literary scholar. She had a long association with Westfield College and the English Association.

Life White was born in Ely in 1902. In 1919 she started her studies at King's College, London and four years later she graduated with a first class honours degree in English. Three years after that she obtained her master's degree at King's with a thesis about the life and works of the English poet Alexander Barclay. She dedicated this book to Professor A. W. Reed who had supervised her master's degree.

She had spent nine years at King's, but she left when she was awarded a fellowship that enabled her to study in California. She visited both Stanford University and the Henry E. Huntington Library returning to England in 1931.

In 1952 she began a long association with "The Year's Work in English Studies", a bibliography published by the English Association. For four years she co-edited the annual work with Frederick S. Boas and then for the next ten years she was the sole editor until 1963.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
British people
Education
King's College London, Stanford University
Employers
University of London, Queen Mary University of London, Westfield College
Awards
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Also known as
Beatrice Mary Irene White

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Beatrice White's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Beatrice White?

White, Beatrice Mary Irene (1902–1986), literary scholar

When was Beatrice White born?

Beatrice White was born on 6 July 1902 in Ely.

When did Beatrice White die?

Beatrice White died on 30 March 1986 in Eastbourne.

What was Beatrice White's occupation?

Beatrice White was a scholar.

What nationality was Beatrice White?

Beatrice White's recorded nationality: British people.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Beatrice White

· Wikidata: Q18917288

· DBpedia: Beatrice White

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