Edgar Allison Peers
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1891 – 1952
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Who was Edgar Allison Peers?
Edgar Allison Peers, also known by his pseudonym Bruce Truscot, was an English Hispanist and educationist. He was Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Liverpool and is notable for founding the Modern Humanities Research Association and the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies.
As "Bruce Truscot", a pseudonym kept secret until his death, Peers wrote three books offering a critique of the policies and problems associated with British universities, coining the term "red-brick university".
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- Born
- May 7, 1891
Leighton Buzzard - Also known as
- E. Allison Peers
- Bruce Truscot
- Edgar A Peers
- Education
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- Dartford Grammar School
- Died
- Dec 21, 1952
Liverpool
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on July 23, 2013
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