Melveena McKendrick
Melveena Christine McKendrick, FBA (born 23 March 1941) is a retired Welsh academic. She was Professor of Spanish Golden Age Literature, Culture and Society at the University of Cambridge from 1999 to 2008, and served as its Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education from January 2004 to October 2008.[1][2] She has also been a Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge since 1967;[1] she is currently a life fellow having retired from full-time academia in 2008.[3]
Early life
She attended Neath Grammar School for Girls.
Personal life
In 1967, the then Melveena Jones married Neil McKendrick.[1] Together they have two daughters.[1]
Honours
In 1999, McKendrick was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[4] In 2013, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature (DLitt) degree by the University of South Wales "in recognition of her outstanding contribution to literature and the arts".[5]
Selected works
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References
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