The death in January of Professor Donat Gallagher was reported in a recent posting by the Australian literary magazine Quadrant. Professor Gallagher has been among the leading experts on the life and works of Evelyn Waugh since the 1970s. He wrote and edited several books and articles about Waugh, most notably the collected journalism in Essays, Articles and Reviews (1983). He was on the faculty of James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia and was living there in retirement at the time of his death at the age of 96. He was active in the Evelyn Waugh Society’s activities and made the long trip from Australia (with his wife, Mary, who survives him) to participate in its conferences. A more detailed description of Prof. Gallagher’s life and work by Mark McGinness is available on Quadrant.
