Elisabeth Murdoch

Chivalric Order Member

1909 – 2012

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Who was Elisabeth Murdoch?

Dame Elisabeth Joy Murdoch AC DBE, previously styled as Lady Murdoch, was an Australian philanthropist. She was the wife of Australian newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of Australian-American international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1963 for her charity work in Australia and overseas.

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Born
Feb 8, 1909
Melbourne
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Buddhism
Nationality
  • Australia
Education
  • Clyde School
Died
Dec 5, 2012
Melbourne

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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