Phyllis Grosskurth
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Phyllis M. Grosskurth (born 1924) is 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 is 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 married to Mavor Moore from 1968 to 1978.
[edit] Selected bibliography
- Byron: The Flawed Angel (1997)
- The Secret Ring: Freud's Inner Circle and the Politics of Psychoanalysis (1991)
- Melanie Klein: Her World and Her Work (1986), winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards
- Havelock Ellis: A Biography (1980)
- John Addington Symonds: A Biography (1964), winner of the 1964 Governor General's Awards
[edit] References
- The Writers' Union of Canada profile. Retrieved on December 30, 2005.
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