Ronald Alan Waldron

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Ronald Alan Waldron
Occupation Author
Nationality Britain
Genres Medievalism

Ronald Alan Waldron (January 9th, 1927 - ?)[1] was an English medievalist who was considered a preeminent expert in the field of early English literature. He wrote many books and was a lecturer at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and King's College London. He made an especial focus on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and its anonymous author.[1]

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[edit] Early Life

Waldron was born and raised in Teignmouth attended Teignmouth Grammar School. After leaving school he worked as a clerk at Teignmouth Electric Company before being called up for National Service late in World War II. After the war under the governmental Further Education and Training Scheme program he attended the University College of the South West of England and graduated in 1951 then proceeded to postgraduate work at Royal Holloway College of the University of London, graduating in 1953. He was married to his wife Mary in 1955 and they had two children.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Susan Powell and Jeremy J. Smith, eds. (2000), New Perspectives on Middle English Texts: A Festschrift for R.A. Waldron, Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, N.Y.: D.S. Brewer, p. ix, ISBN 9780859915908, <http://books.google.com/books?id=GNMGTBumIHQC>  OCLC 43757539 The Google Books preview does not contain the details of Mr. Waldron's death but a festschrift is usually written for a deceased colleague.
Persondata
NAME Waldron, Ronald Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES R. A. Waldron
SHORT DESCRIPTION American medievalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 9th, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH