David Trotter (academic)

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Wilfred David Trotter, FBA (born 25 July 1951) [1] is a British academic specialising in the literature and cinema of 20th century Britain.

Trotter was Quain Professor of English Language and Literature at University College London from 1991 to 2002, and then the King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College from 2002 to 2018. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Honours

In 2004, Trotter was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA). [5]

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References

  1. "David TROTTER". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. "Trotter, Prof. (Wilfred) David". Who's Who 2020 . Oxford University Press. 1 December 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U38078. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "Professor David Trotter FBA". Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. "Professor David Trotter, Gonville & Caius". Faculty of English. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "TROTTER, Professor David". British Academy Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
Academic offices
Preceded by King Edward VII Professor of English Literature
University of Cambridge

2002 to 2018
Succeeded by