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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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