Peter Frank (academic)

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Peter John Frank (6 May 1934 - 14 November 2013) [1] was a professor of Russian politics in the Department of Government at the University of Essex and a media commentator on Russian affairs. [2]

He was born in Whitby, Yorkshire and after leaving school in 1950 did national service in the Army where he learnt the Russian language. [3] He then trained as a teacher and did post-graduate work at the University of Leeds, before becoming a lecturer at the University of Essex in 1968. [4] He was known for his television appearances on Channel 4 News as an expert on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He also contributed to BBC News 24, BBC World Service, BBC Radio Five Live and independent radio stations.

After his retirement as a professor he was a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Essex and wrote a biography of Joseph Richard Bagshawe, the founding secretary of the Staithes group of painters.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Robert Service Obituary: Peter Frank, The Guardian, 10 December 2013
  2. "Peter Frank at Essex University" Archived 2011-04-18 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 November 2013
  3. "Peter Frank obituary". TheGuardian.com . 10 December 2013.
  4. Peter Frank 1934-2013: A memoir at the University of Essex Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 20 November 2013