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Ross Leckie

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Ross Leckie
Born
Peter Ross Leckie

(1957-05-06) 6 May 1957 (age 66)
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
EducationFettes College
Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
OccupationWriter
Notable workCarthage trilogy
Spouses
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(m. 1979, divorced)​
Sophie Drinkal
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(m. 1995, divorced)​
Children10

Peter Ross Leckie (born 6 May 1957) is a Scottish writer of historical novels, best known for his Carthage trilogy.

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Biography

Leckie attended Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School and Fettes College.[1] He studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was also President of the Junior Common Room.[2][3] He met Vera Wülfing, a student of languages from Germany, and they married in 1979. They moved to Scotland in 1981. The couple had four children.[4] In 1995 Leckie married Sophie Drinkall, and they had six children. They divorced in 2019.

In 2022, Leckie was convicted of assaulting his former wife. He was found guilty on four charges.[5]

Works

Carthage Trilogy

  1. Hannibal (also as Hannibal: A novel)
  2. Scipio Africanus (also as Scipio: A novel)
  3. Carthage

Non-fiction

  • The Bluffer's Guide to The Classics
  • Grampian: A Country in Miniature
  • The Gourmet's Companion

References

  1. ^ Fettes website
  2. ^ Canongate
  3. ^ "A classic tale of two cities; Saturday interview: Ross Leckie When Hollywood called, the Edinburgh fund management spinmeister was lost for words". The Herald (Glasgow). 23 August 2003. p. 21. Retrieved 14 November 2014. Fact File 1957: Born in Irvine, Ayrshire. Education: Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School, Kincardineshire; Fettes College, Edinburgh; Corpus Christi College, Oxford University; Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
  4. ^ Leckie, Ross (8 February 2021). "Dr Vera Wülfing-Leckie obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ Lawrie, Alexander. "Hollywood writer under supervision after attacking wife". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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