Peter Levi

Peter Levi

Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA, FRSL, (16 May 1931, Ruislip – 1 February 2000, Frampton-on-Severn), Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (1984–1989) was a poet, archaeologist, sometime Jesuit priest, travel writer, biographer, academic and prolific reviewer and critic.

Read more about Peter Levi:  Early Life and Education, After The Priesthood

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