Wilfred David Trotter, (born 25 July 1951) is a British academic specialising in the literature and cinema of 20th century Britain. Trotter was Quain Professor of English Language and Literature at

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from 1991 to 2002, and then the King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at the

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and a

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from 2002 to 2018.

Honours

In 2004, Trotter was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trotter, David Living people Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy 1951 births King Edward VII Professors of English Literature Academics of University College London