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Peter Clemoes

1920 – 1996

British historian

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Lived 1920 – 1996 (aged 76). Peter Clemoes was a British historian and scholar of English.

Peter Alan Martin Clemoes (20 January 1920 – 16 March 1996) was a British historian.

Biography Peter Clemoes was born in Southend-on-Sea and educated at Brentwood School. He originally wished to become an actor and won a scholarship to RADA but the Second World War intervened and he served with the Royal Corps of Signals.

After the war he took a degree in English from Queen Mary College, London, which was followed by postgraduate work on Anglo-Saxon at King's College, Cambridge, gaining a PhD in 1956. He then held a research fellowship at the University of Reading until 1961 when he returned to Cambridge under Dorothy Whitelock, whom he replaced as Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic in 1969.

Anglo-Saxon England Clemoes was the editor of the journal Anglo-Saxon England, an annual survey of the literature on the subject, which also included a number of substantial papers.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Queen Mary University of London, King's College
Positions held
Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
Employers
University of Cambridge, University of Reading
Also known as
Peter Alan Martin Clemoes

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Peter Clemoes?

British historian (1920–1996)

When was Peter Clemoes born?

Peter Clemoes was born on 20 January 1920 in Southend-on-Sea.

When did Peter Clemoes die?

Peter Clemoes died on 16 March 1996 in Cambridge.

What was Peter Clemoes's occupation?

Peter Clemoes was a historian and scholar of English.

What nationality was Peter Clemoes?

Peter Clemoes was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Clemoes

· Wikidata: Q7173304

· DBpedia: Peter Clemoes

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