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Laura Marcus

Laura Marcus was a prominent British literature scholar, holding the Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature position at New College, Oxford. Her scholarly work focused on 19th- and 20th-century literature and film. She specialized in areas such as autobiography, modernism, Virginia Woolf, and psychoanalysis, contributing significantly to the understanding and interpretation of these subjects within literary studies.


March 1956: Birth of Laura Marcus

On March 1956, Laura Marcus was born. She later became a British literature scholar and Goldsmiths’ Professor of English Literature at New College, Oxford.

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2011: Election as Fellow of the British Academy

In 2011, Laura Marcus was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, recognizing her contributions to literature.

September 2021: Death of Laura Marcus

In September 2021, Laura Marcus, a British literature scholar, passed away.

September 2021: Death from Pancreatic Cancer

On 22 September 2021, Laura Marcus died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65.