Penelope
Mary
(Mops)
Fitzgerald
formerly Knox
Born about in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmund George Valpy Knox
and Christina Frances (Hicks) Knox
Sister of
Edmund Rawle Valpy Knox
Wife of
Desmond John Lyon Fitzgerald
— married
1941 (to 1976) [location unknown]
Mother of
[private son (1940s - unknown)], [private daughter (1950s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died about
at about age 83
in London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Nov 2013
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Biography
Mops (Knox) Fitzgerald is Notable.
Penelope Mary Fitzgerald was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer from Lincoln, England. In 2008 The Times listed her among "the 50 greatest British writers since 1945". The Observer in 2012 placed her final novel, The Blue Flower, among "the ten best historical novels".
Sources
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penelope_Fitzgerald
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139192583/penelope-mary-fitzgerald: accessed 24 December 2022), memorial page for Penelope Mary Knox Fitzgerald (17 Dec 1916–28 Apr 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139192583, citing Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England; Maintained by Terry Ellen (Todd) Ferl (contributor 47880583).
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