Russell Peck (scholar)
Russell A. Peck (December 17, 1933 – February 20, 2023)
Education and early career
After a childhood in Wyoming and an undergraduate education at Princeton University, Peck earned a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University in 1963, writing a dissertation on number symbolism in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. He was a visiting professor at the University of Hull, England, from 1967 to 1968.[3]
Career
Peck wrote extensively on medieval literature, folklore, cognitive theory, and pedagogy; he shaped the field of medieval literature by founding the Middle English Text Series in 1990.[2] He also edited several important works of Middle English Literature, including a comprehensive three-volume edition of John Gower's Middle English Confessio Amantis.[4][5][6] He taught at the University of Rochester from 1961 to 2014,[7] facilitating the foundation of the Rossell Hope Robbins Library[8] and leading an annual winter theater course in London for over twenty years.[2][9]
Awards
His research was supported by the Guggenheim Foundation[10] and the National Endowment for the Humanities.[3] In 2014, an Artistic Directorship at the University of Rochester was endowed in honor of Peck and his wife, Ruth; it is currently held by Nigel Maister.[11] In 2015, he was awarded the Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies by the Medieval Academy of America.[12]
References
- ^ "Russell Peck Obituary (2023) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Russell Peck: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence at the University of Rochester". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Russell Peck: CV" (PDF). Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Confessio Amantis, Volume 1". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Confessio Amantis, Volume 2". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Confessio Amantis, Volume 3". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "The Professor's Tale". March 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1580465045.
- ^ "Our Faculty: Retiring Faculty 2014-15". University of Rochester. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Russell Peck: Guggenheim Fellow". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Nigel Maister Named First Recipient of Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Directorship at the University of Rochester". March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Russell Peck to receive award from Medieval Academy of America". February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
External links
- Russell Peck's faculty profile
- "The Professor's Tale," Rochester Review
- Russell Peck: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence at the University of Rochester: A website with images and videos about Peck, as well as tributes from former students.
- The Middle English Text Series Online