Wallace Kirsop: key obituary facts
Is Wallace Kirsop dead? Yes. Wallace Kirsop died on August 14, 2026, at age 92.
Cause of death: Wallace Kirsop's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Wallace Kirsop known for?
He was an Australian scholar.
More about Wallace Kirsop
Born: 1 November 1933.
Place of birth: Chatswood.
Gender: male.
Occupation: researcher, literary scholar, linguist.
Nationality: Australia.
Awards: Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms, Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Also known as: W Kirsop, Wal Kirsop.
Wallace Kirsop, an academic and bibliographer, died on August 14, 2026, aged 92.
An Australian scholar in French studies and book trade history, he was born in Chatswood, New South Wales, on November 4, 1933. He attended North Sydney Boys High before going to the University of Sydney in 1950, where he graduated in 1955 with first-class honours in both French and German.
Kirsop was also known as W Kirsop and Wal Kirsop, and was a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and an Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms.