Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd was born in 1949 in London. He has written award-winning biographies of leading poets and novelists such as Shakespeare, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Charles Dickens, and Geoffrey Chaucer, as well as studies on the works and actions of significant figures like Thomas More, William Turner, and Isaac Newton. In addition to being a renowned biographer, he is also a television presenter. He has been honored with the title of CBE by the British government for his services to English literature. He has also authored a captivating "biography" of London and a study on the Thames.