Peter Bayley (scholar of French literature)

Peter Bayley
Born(1944-11-20)20 November 1944
Redruth, Cornwall
Died10 April 2018(2018-04-10) (aged 73)
NationalityBritish
PartnerAngus Bowie
Awards Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Academic background
EducationRedruth Grammar School
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineFrench literature
Sub-discipline17th-century French literature, sermons and essays
Institutions

Peter James Bayley (20 November 1944 – 10 April 2018) was a British scholar of French literature, specialising in 17th-century French literature, sermons and essays. He was Drapers Professor of French at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2011, and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from 1971 until his death.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Bayley, Prof. Peter James. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 18 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6864. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Professor Peter Bayley (1944–2018)". Gonville & Cauis. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Professor Peter Bayley". Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Peter Bayley (1944–2018)". French Studies. 72 (4): 649–651. October 2018. doi:10.1093/fs/kny221.