Professor Laura Marcus passed away after a short illness, surrounded by her loving husband and son. She had been a professor at New College for over ten years, adding great value through her creative research and writing, and represented the epitome of academic courtesy. Her loss has created a great sense of emptiness as she was a wonderful, joyful, and amusing human being.

1. Professor Laura Marcus
It is with the greatest sadness that I write to give you the painful news that Laura Marcus died
last night.
Laura’s illness was very short indeed, but she was surrounded throughout by the loving care of
her husband, William, and her son, Daniel. Our deepest sympathy goes out to them.
Laura loved New College, which had been her academic home for over ten years. Continuing
a distinguished succession of Goldsmiths’ Professors, she added a particular lustre to the title
through the creative breadth of her research and writing. She will be missed as a colleague who
represented the epitome of academic courtesy, conscience and companionship. But above and
beyond that, she was just a wonderful human being, joyful and amusing. Her loss creates a
great sense of void.
There will be a small family funeral, and in due course a memorial event here. We will
remember Laura at Evensong on Friday 8th October.
Warden