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Name	Elizabeth Anne Webby
Alternative Names	Elizabeth Anne Loder
Born	9 February, 1942 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 August, 2023 (aged 81) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education *	Presbyterian Ladies' College (Croydon, Sydney) (student, 1953-1958) University of Sydney (student, 1959-1971)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1965-2007) New South Wales, Australia literary critic (1965-2023) New South Wales, Australia literary scholar (1965-2007) New South Wales, Australia university teacher (1965-2007) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2004)
Key Organisations *	Association for the Study of Australian Literature (president, 1988-1990) Australian Academy of the Humanities (fellow, 1997-2023)
Workplaces *	University of Sydney (tutor, 1965-1973) University of Sydney (lecturer, 1974-1989) University of Sydney (chair, 1990-2007)

* Dates are approximate

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