Dudley Wilson (1923-95)

Educated at Manchester Grammar School, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he studied French and German, and the Sorbonne, where he obtained his doctorate in 1952 on Ronsard. He lectured in French at Aberdeen and in 1953 joined Durham University, where he became a Professor in 1980. He retired in 1988. There is a bibliography of his works in The Wilson Collection ... .

From the guide to the Dudley Wilson Collection, 1514-1992, (Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections)