Emeritus Professor Martyn J. Webb occupied the position of Geography Lecturer at the University of Oxford. During this time, he took part in expeditions to the region of Cyrenaica in Libya through the Oxford University Exploration Club.
In 1964, he left Oxford in order to relocate to Western Australia with his wife, Audrey Webb, and their two sons. Here he took up a position of a Foundation Professor of Geography at the University of Western Australia during the early years of the mining boom.
In this position, he made a significant impact on the discipline of geography in Western Australia which saw him awarded honorary memberships to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects; the Australia and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science; the Australian Institute for Urban Studies; and the Planning Institute of Australia.
As adviser to the Country Shire Councils Association, Professor Webb was one of the initiators of the Western Australian Local Government Association. He also helped found the WA Conservation Council and was its Trustee for many years. As a member of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry he advised on the planning and development of Perth as a State capital.
He died at the age of 90 in January 2016.
