Phyllis Grosskurth | |
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario |
March 16, 1924
Died | August 2, 2015 Toronto, Ontario |
(aged 91)
Alma mater |
University of Toronto University of Ottawa |
Notable works | Elusive Subject - A Biographer's Life, 1999 |
Phyllis M. Grosskurth, OC OOnt (March 16, 1924 – August 2, 2015) was a Canadian biographer.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree, honours English from the University of Toronto and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Ottawa. In 1962, she obtained her doctorate from the University of London and also received a Doctor of Letters from University of Trinity College.
She was a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.
In 2000, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2002, she was awarded the Order of Ontario.
She was previously married to Robert Grosskurth, and Mavor Moore from 1968 to 1978. She was married to Robert McMullan.
She died on August 2, 2015 in a Toronto nursing home.