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Sylvia Schofield

1916 – 2006

Penwoman, journalist, archaeologist

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About Sylvia Schofield

Lived 1916 – 2006 (aged 89). Sylvia Schofield was a writer, journalist, archaeologist, traveler and photographer.

Sylvia Anne Schofield (née Terry-Smith; 28 May 1916 – 2 March 2006) was a British writer and traveller. She had a long and varied career, and her The Daily Telegraph obituary described her as, "an agony aunt, wartime intelligence operative, honorary colonel in the US Military Police, advertising copywriter, mystery novelist, photographer, archaeologist, and intrepid traveller."

Early life She was born Sylvia Anne Terry Smith on 28 May 1916, at 113 Ramsden Road, Balham, London, the elder daughter of William Horace Smith, an architect and chartered surveyor, and his wife, Annie Smith, née Terry, a Salvation Army officer. She was educated at Wimbledon Technical College until the age of 16.

Personal life On 19 December 1941, she married Angus Matheson (1912–1962), son of Malcolm Matheson, a church minister in the Outer Hebrides, at Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church. They divorced in 1950. Matheson would later become professor of Celtic languages and literatures at the University of Glasgow.

In 1956, she married Henry Beaumont Schofield (1916–1990), a petroleum engineer she met while reporting on the discovery of the Sui gas field in Pakistan's Bugti tribal area.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Wimbledon Technical College
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Also known as
Sylvia Anne Schofield

Family & relationships

Spouse
Angus Matheson

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Sylvia Schofield?

penwoman, journalist, archaeologist (1916-2006)

When was Sylvia Schofield born?

Sylvia Schofield was born on 20 May 1916 in Balham, London.

When did Sylvia Schofield die?

Sylvia Schofield died on 2 March 2006.

What was Sylvia Schofield's occupation?

Sylvia Schofield was a writer, journalist, archaeologist, traveler and photographer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sylvia Schofield

· Wikidata: Q18528611

· DBpedia: Sylvia Schofield

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