Anne Klinck | |
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Born | Chester, England | January 4, 1943
Died | July 7, 2023 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Academic, writer |
Anne Lingard Klinck (née Hibbert; January 4, 1943 – July 7, 2023) was a Canadian academic and writer. Her work focused on the classics and was an authority on the female voice in lyric poetry.
Klinck was born in Chester, England on January 4, 1943[1] to British-Canadian father, Sydney Hibbert, as Anne Lingard Hibbert.[2]
Klinck received a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Oxford.[3] She also has a master's degree from McGill University and she also has a master's and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick.[3][4]
Klinck worked at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) for eighteen years before retiring[5] as Professor Emerita.[3] While working at UNB she co-directed the English programs.[5]
Klinck was an authority on the female voice in lyric poetry.[5]
Klinck died from esophageal cancer on July 7, 2023, at the age of 80.[1]