Nicolette "Nicky" Zeeman (born 3 December 1956) is a British literary scholar. She has been Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the

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since January 2016 and a

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since 1995. Zeeman is the daughter of Sir Christopher Zeeman, a mathematician, and Elizabeth Salter, who was an academic specialising in medieval literature.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeeman, Nicolette 1956 births Living people British literary historians British literary critics British women literary critics British medievalists Chaucer scholars Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Women medievalists Women literary historians British women historians Professors of Medieval and Renaissance English (Cambridge)