Sir Peter Scott Noble (17 October 1899 – 12 May 1987) was a British academic who was principal of

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from 1952 to 1968 and later

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of the

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from 1961 to 1964.NOBLE, Sir Peter (Scott)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 - subscription based, accessed 28 March 2015
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Education

Noble was educated at Fraserburgh Academy, Scotland, followed by

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and then

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, where he graduated with a

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in classics and Oriental language. He was made a

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Career

Noble was a lecturer in

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from 1926 to 1930. He then became

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of Latin language and literature at the

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from 1930 to 1938 and then

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at the

from 1938 to 1952. He served as principal of

from 1952 to 1968. He was joint editor of Kharosthi Inscriptions.

Personal life

In 1928 he married Mary Stephen (died 1983) and they had two sons and one daughter. He was

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on 1 January 1967.Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday, 30 December 1966, accessed 28 March 2015
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noble, Peter 1899 births 1987 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Academics of the University of Leeds Academics of the University of Aberdeen Academics of the University of Liverpool Principals of King's College London People educated at Fraserburgh Academy

Education

Career

Personal life

See also

References