Martyn Jack Webb (29 September 1925 – 19 January 2016) was a professor of geography and writer on issues of governance. An Oxford graduate, he was foundation Professor of Geography at the

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media release 20 November 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2019 As a geographer, he had a long-term interest in metropolitan planning in

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. He had written a number of books in collaboration with his wife Audrey, such as his large work on

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. At times, he collaborated with other writers such as Paddy O'Brien on various causes. He was not short of praise for a range of Australian political figures, including

John Forrest Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 SeptemberSome sources give the date as 3 September 1918 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in ...

. Webb died in early 2016, his death being noted by his original University, Oxford. One death notice described him as a "public intellectual, author, traveller and champion of causes". Obituary in ''The West Australian
'', January 2016 When he deposited papers some time before, the library cataloguer summarised his career as:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Martyn 1925 births 2016 deaths Australian geographers Australian writers Academic staff of the University of Western Australia