Background
PEACOCK, Ronald was born on November 22, 1907 in Leeds, Yorkshire. Son of Arthur L. Peacock and Elizabeth Peacock (nee Agar).
PEACOCK, Ronald was born on November 22, 1907 in Leeds, Yorkshire. Son of Arthur L. Peacock and Elizabeth Peacock (nee Agar).
Leeds Modem School, University of Leeds, Berlin, Innsbruck and Marburg.
Assistant Lecturer in German, University of Leeds 1931-1938, Lecturer 1938-1939, Professor 1939-1945. Professor, of German Language and Literature, University of Manchester 1945-1962, ProVice-Chancellor 1958-1962. Visiting Professor, of German Literature, Cornell University 1949.
Visiting Professor University of Heidelberg 1960-1961.
Professor German, Bedford College, University of London 1962-1975, Professor Emeritus since 1975. Professor University of Freiburg 1965, 1967-1968.
Fellow Bedford College since 1980. President Modem Humanities Research Association 1983.
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Manchester).
Goethe Medaille (Munich).
Married Ilse G. East. Freiwalrl in 1933.