Peter Milward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Milward

Jesuit literary scholar

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1925

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2017

Profession: priest, missionary

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Father Peter Milward, SJ (12 October 1925 – 16 August 2017) 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 and Gerard Manley Hopkins.