Background
Prickett, Stephen was born on June 4, 1939 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Son of William Ewart and Barbara Browning Prickett.
literature and language professor
Prickett, Stephen was born on June 4, 1939 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Son of William Ewart and Barbara Browning Prickett.
Diploma, United Kingdom Ministry of Education, 1962. Bachelor, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England. Master of Arts, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England, 1961.
Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, England, 1967.
Lecturer, reader English University Sussex, Brighton, England, 1967—1982. Professor English Australian National University, Canberra, 1982—1989. Regius professor English language & literature University Glasgow, Scotland, 1990—2001.
Visiting professor Duke University, Durham, 2001—2003. Director Armstrong Browning library & Margaret Root Brown, professor English Baylor University, Waco. Professor English University Kent, Canterbury, England, since 2008.
Fellow: English Association.
Married Diana Joan Mabbutt, July 20, 1957 (divorced). Children: Ruth Charlotte, Mark Thomas. Married Patricia Erskine-Hill Prickett, October 4, 2001.