Peter Meredith (born Ross-on-Wye 1933) was, prior to retirement, a lecturer in medieval and early modern English language and literature.
[2] Meredith lived and studied in Southampton, Bideford and Eastleigh, followed by undertaking national service in the Royal Air Force.
[2] In 1961, Meredith gained a position in the English Department at the University of Adelaide,[2] moving to Australia with his 'equally adventurous wife Greta', and was soon promoted to senior lecturer.
[4] Meredith moved in 1969 to the English department at the University of Leeds, gaining promotion in 1994 to the Developmental Chair in Medieval Drama, which he held until his retirement around 1998.
[1] A full list of Meredith's publications up to 1998 was published by his last postgraduate student, James Cummings,[8] updated to 2018 by John Marshall.