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Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn CBE (2 March – 8 January ) was a British journalist, columnist, author and radio presenter..
Author of historical and ecclesiastical mystery novels including the epic Glastonbury, A Novel of Christian England.
Katharine Whitehorn
British journalist, columnist, author, and radio presenter (–)
Katharine Whitehorn CBE | |
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Born | Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn ()2 March Hendon, Middlesex, England |
Died | 8 January () (aged92) London, England |
Almamater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
Occupations | |
Yearsactive | |
Knownfor | First female rector of a Scottish university |
Spouse | Gavin Lyall (m.; died) |
Children | 2 |
Katharine Elizabeth WhitehornCBE (2 March 8 January ) was a British journalist, columnist, author and radio presenter.
She was the first woman to have a column in The Observer, which ran from to and from to She was the first female rector of a university in Scotland. Her books include Cooking in a Bedsitter ().
Early life
Whitehorn was born in Hendon on 2 March [1][2][3] Her family was on the left of the political spectrum and nonconformist, with h