Marina Lewycka [SEP] date of birth
Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka (born 12 October 1946) is a British novelist of Ukrainian origin.
Early life.
Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel after World War II. Her family subsequently moved to England; she now lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. She attended Gainsborough High School for Girls in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, then Witney Grammar School in Witney, Oxfordshire. She graduated from Keele University in 1968 with a BA in English and Philosophy, and from the University of York with a BPhil in
fertilisation (IVF), and President from 1986–88 of the British Fertility Society and from 1977–88 of the International Federation of Fertility Societies
- Dr Michael Howse, CBE, OBE, FREng, Chief Engineer of the Rolls-Royce RB211 engine.
- Marina Lewycka, author ("A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian", "Two Caravans", "We Are All Made of Glue")
- Robert Llewellyn, actor ("Red Dwarf", "Scrapheap Challenge"), briefly at the grammar school