Peter Alexander, (19 September 1893 – 18 June 1969) was a Scottish literary scholar. He was

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at the

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and a noted Shakespearean scholar. His collected works of

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are known as "the Alexander text". In 1914, he joined the army as a private in the Cameron Highlanders but left in 1918 after he became an artillery officer. Alexander returned to the University of Glasgow to finish his studies and graduated in 1920 with an MA degree.

Selected publications

*''Shakespeare'' (

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) *''Shakespeare's Life and Art'', 1939. *''Hamlet: Father and Son'', 1955. *''The Complete Works of Shakespeare: The Alexander Text''

References

Shakespearean scholars 1893 births 1969 deaths Academics of the University of Glasgow Fellows of the British Academy Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers British Army personnel of World War I Royal Field Artillery officers {{academic-stub