Emeritus Professor John Frodsham, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Murdoch, passed away on 5 May 2016.

John Frodsham, Murdoch University's Foundation Professor of Literature, was born in England in 1930.

He served as Foundation Dean of the School of Human Communication from 1973-1976, and was an active staff member until recent years.

As a Robert Davies’ Major Scholar John Frodsham studied at Emmanuel College, the University of Cambridge, England, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in 1953.

He took a quintuple First in English and Oriental Languages, gaining five firsts in four years – a University record.

He was awarded his PhD in 1962 by the Australian National University.

Professor Frodsham had a powerful and inspirational impact on generations of students who have undertaken Comparative Literature at Murdoch.

Our deepest condolences to his family.