Vivien Noakes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vivien Noakes

British academic, biographer, critic

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2011

Profession: writer, biographer, literary critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vivien Noakes (née Langley; 16 February 1937 – 17 February 2011) was a British biographer, editor and critic.
She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She was born Vivien Mary Langley, daughter of noted aeronautical engineer Marcus Langley and educated at Dunottar School, but left with A-levels.
It was not until later in life that she took her degree at Manchester College, Oxford, and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was subsequently lecturer.She lectured at Harvard University and at the Yale Center for British Art.
She was an expert on Edward Lear and on the literature of World War I.