Francis Sibley Explained

Francis Martin Sibley (February 20, 1930 – June 14, 2019) was an American musician and academic.^[1]

Life and career

Sibley was born in Baton Rouge on February 20, 1930.^[1] From 1967, he was employed at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Sibley arranged for the English critic, I. A. Richards, to speak at the university. Sibley and Richards became friends,^[1] and Sibley went on to complete his PhD on the topic "I. A. Richards on Speculative Instruments",^[2] in 1970 at Louisiana State University. This established Sibley's reputation as a scholar.^[1] Sibley died in Columbus, Ohio on June 14, 2019, at the age of 89.^[1]

Writing

• Dictionary of Quotations in Geography (1986) with James O. Wheeler

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary for Francis Martin Sibley Shaw - Davis Funeral Home . Obituary for Francis Martin Sibley . Shaw-Davis Funerals . 1 June 2023 . en . 10 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210213635/https://www.shaw-davis.com/notices/Francis-Sibley . bot: unknown .
2. Web site: Francis . Sibley . I. A. Richards on Speculative Instruments . digitalcommons.lsu.edu . Louisiana State University . 10 December 2019.