About William LeFanu
Lived 1904 – 1995 (aged 90). William LeFanu was an Irish and British librarian.
William "Billy" Richard LeFanu FSA (9 July 1904 – 1 April 1995) was an Irish medical librarian. He was the husband of composer Elizabeth Maconchy.
Life LeFanu was born in Bray, County Wicklow, the son of Thomas Philip Le Fanu and his wife Florence Sophia Mabel (née Sullivan). The family were descended from Huguenots. He was educated in England at Eton and King's College, Cambridge.
In 1930, he married the composer Elizabeth Maconchy (later Dame Elizabeth Maconchy). They had two daughters, Elizabeth Anna (known as Anna, born 1939) and Nicola LeFanu (born 1947).
LeFanu died in Norwich on 1 April 1995.
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Irish librarian
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William LeFanu was born on 9 July 1904.
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William LeFanu died on 1 April 1995.
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William LeFanu was a librarian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). William LeFanu. https://biography.guide/william-lefanu/
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