Peter Marshall Fraser, MC, FBA (6 April 1918 – 15 September 2007) was a classical scholar and historian specialising in the Hellenistic age of Greece.

[3] He won a classical scholarship to Brasenose College, Oxford where he studied for mods the first part of Literae Humaniores.

He wrote a thesis on Hellenistic Rhodes, which he entered for and won the prestigious Conington Prize.

[3] With World War II interrupting his studies, Fraser joined the Seaforth Highlanders, British Army in 1941.

However, the pre-existing structure of the Greek People's Liberation Army meant that by October 1943 only the communist resistance were strong enough to continue the fight against the occupiers.

Fraser described his relationship with the EAM-ELAS as "the worst, since my original mission in that area was to try to find and, having found, to arm non-ELAS 'andartes' ".

As he was not made a fellow of one of the colleges at this time, he did not undertake tutorial teaching, but focused on research and lecturing.

[4] He was Visiting Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University Bloomington for the academic year 1973 to 1974.

[3] Fraser was made an Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1995, a position he held till his death.

[3][4] One of his sons by Ruth, Alex Fraser (born 23 July 1959), followed his father into the academic world and is currently chief operating officer of the Cass Business School, City University London.

[11][12] On 4 January 1945, Fraser was awarded the Military Cross (MC) 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the field'.