Elaine M. Treharne FSA FRHistS FEA FLSW was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, in 1964.

[1][2][3] She was at the University of Leicester for eighteen years as a lecturer, then professor, head of department, and dean, before emigrating to the USA.

[4] She is a Welsh medievalist, focusing on Manuscript Studies, Early English literature,[5][6] and the History of Text Technologies, particularly of the handmade book.

[7] She led Stanford University's online courses on manuscript study entitled Digging Deeper.

[12] Treharne was made a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in April 2020.