Francis Sibley

Francis Sibley (20 February 1930, Baton Rouge - 14 June 2019, Columbus, Ohio) was an American musician and academic.[1]

From 1967 he was employed at the University of Puget Sound, 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], gaining this in 1970 at Louisiana State University. This established Sibley's reputation as a scholar.[1]

Writing

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

References

1. "Obituary for Francis Martin Sibley | Shaw - Davis Funeral Home". Obituary for Francis Martin Sibley. Shaw-Davis Funerals. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
2. Francis, Sibley. "I. A. Richards on Speculative Instruments". digitalcommons.lsu.edu. Louisiana State University. Retrieved 10 December 2019.