Edgar Allison Peers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edgar Allison Peers

Scholar in Hispanic Studies and educationist

Date of Birth: 07-May-1891

Place of Birth: Leighton Buzzard, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1952

Profession: translator, university teacher, romanist, hispanist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Edgar Allison Peers (7 May 1891 – 21 December 1952), also known by his pseudonym Bruce Truscot, was an English Hispanist and educationist.
He was Professor in Hispanic Studies at the University of Liverpool and is notable for founding the Modern Humanities Research Association (in 1918) and the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (in 1934).As "Bruce Truscot", a pseudonym kept secret until his death, Peers wrote three books offering a critique of the policies and problems associated with British universities, coining the term "red-brick university".