Elspeth Huxley
English author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser
About Elspeth Huxley
Lived 1907 – 1997 (aged 89). Elspeth Huxley was a British and Kenyan journalist, biographer and writer.
Death and legacy Huxley died on 10 January 1997 aged 89, in a nursing home at Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England. Other collections related to Huxley can be found at the Bodleian Library and Cambridge University Library Department of Manuscripts and University Archives.
Christine S. Nicholls wrote Elspeth Huxley: A Biography, published by Harper Collins in 2002.
Honours Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1962.
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Who was Elspeth Huxley?
English author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser
When was Elspeth Huxley born?
Elspeth Huxley was born on 23 July 1907 in London.
When did Elspeth Huxley die?
Elspeth Huxley died on 10 January 1997 in Tetbury.
What was Elspeth Huxley's occupation?
Elspeth Huxley was a journalist, biographer and writer.
What nationality was Elspeth Huxley?
Elspeth Huxley was British and Kenyan.
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