Dick Corballis

Richard Patrick Corballis (24 March 1946 – 20 July 2016) was a New Zealand academic who specialised in the study of Irish literature, and particularly the writings of James Joyce.

Early life, family and education Born on 24 March 1946, Corballis was the son of Alice Elizabeth Corballis (née Harris) and Philip Patrick Corballis, and the youngest brother of psychologist Michael Corballis. Educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, he went on to study at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1967, and the University of Southampton,

In 1969, Corballis married Penny Dawson,

Career Corballis was on the faculty at the University of Canterbury for 19 years, before moving to Massey University, where he was appointed professor and head of department of English, and involved in the establishment of that institution's campus at Albany in Auckland. In 2008, Corballis was writer in residence at the Michael King Writers Centre in Devonport, Auckland, where he conducted research for a biography of New Zealand playwright, Bruce Mason.

Later life and death Corballis retired from Massey University in 2011. He died in Wellington on 20 July 2016.