Peter Fox (librarian)

Peter Kendrew Fox (born 23 March 1949) is a British professional librarian. After eight years service in Cambridge University Library he moved to Dublin as deputy librarian of Trinity College in 1979; in 1984 he became College Librarian and Archivist.[1] He became Librarian of the Cambridge University Library in 1994, a position he held for 15 years until his retirement in 2009.[2][3] [4] He has served on many public bodies concerned with libraries and archives.[5] He was educated at King's College London (BA, 1971); the University of Sheffield (MA, 1973); Selwyn College, Cambridge (MA, 1976) and MA Dublin, 1984. In 2019, he was made an honorary fellow of Trinity College Dublin.[6]

  1. ^ Who's Who; 2008
  2. ^ Paton, Graeme (26 January 2009). "Cambridge University appoints first female librarian". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Newsletter - Cambridge University Library; no 1". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Newsletter - Cambridge University Library". Cambridge University Library. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. ^ Who's Who; 2008
  6. ^ "TRINITY MONDAY 2019 - FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS". www.tcd.ie. Trinity College Dublin. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.