Iris Murdoch Death
Iris passed away on February 8, 1999 at the age of 79 in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Iris's cause of death was alzheimer`s.
When did Iris Murdoch die?
February 8, 1999How did Iris Murdoch die? What was the cause of death?
Alzheimer`sHow old was Iris Murdoch when died?
79Where did Iris Murdoch die? What was the location of death?
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Iris Murdoch Birthday and Date of Death
Iris Murdoch was born on July 15, 1919 and died on February 8, 1999. Iris was 79 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: July 15, 1919
Date of Death: February 8, 1999
Age at Death: 79
Iris Murdoch - Biography
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (/ˈmɜrdɒk/; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net, was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 1987, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Red and the Green (1965), The Nice and the Good (1968), The Black Prince (1973), Henry and Cato (1976), The Sea, the Sea (1978, Booker Prize), The Philosopher’s Pupil (1983), The Good Apprentice (1985), The Book and the Brotherhood (1987), The Message to the Planet (1989), and The Green Knight (1993). In 2008, The Times ranked Murdoch twelfth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
