Father Peter Milward, SJ | |
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| Born | Peter Christopher Milward 12 October 1925 London, England |
| Died | 16 August 2017 (aged 91) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Jesuit priest; academic, educator and scholar |
| Period | 20th century |
Father Peter Milward, SJ (12 October 1925[1] – 16 August 2017[2]) was a Jesuit priest and literary scholar. He was emeritus professor of English Literature at Sophia University in Tokyo and a leading figure in scholarship on English Renaissance literature. He was chair of the Renaissance Institute at Sophia University from its inception in 1974 until it was closed down in 2014 and director of the Renaissance Centre from its start in 1984 until it was closed down in 2002. He primarily published on the works of William Shakespeare[3] and Gerard Manley Hopkins.