Background
Hugo grew up as a member of an English family which arrived in England with the Norman conquest of England.
Hugo grew up as a member of an English family which arrived in England with the Norman conquest of England.
He was educated at Eton, and King"s College at the University of Cambridge where he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy and is listed in the Canadian Who"s Who.
After completing his graduate work Doctor Meynell taught at the University of Leeds before moving to the University of Calgary in 1981. He has written thirteen academic books and numerous peer reviewed articles as well as regular book reviews in the Heythrop Journal and similar publications. Meynell describes himself as a "Christian Rationalist" in the tradition of Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) on whose work he has written.
His numerous books include works on philosophy, psychology and even music
He was elected a member of the Royal Society of Canada in 1993.