Judith Butcher, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Judith Butcher

editor and writer

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1927

Date of Death: 06-Oct-2015

Profession: writer, editor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Judith Butcher (September 18, 1927 – October 6, 2015) was an editor and writer.
She is best known as the author of Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders, referred to throughout the English-speaking world as ‘the definitive handbook on the subject’.
She played a role in developing the emerging craft of copy-editing into a fully fledged discipline and establishing it as an essential stage in the publishing process.