Leslie Peter Johnson

Leslie Peter Johnson
BA, MA, Dr.Phil.
Leslie Peter Johnson BA, MA, Dr.Phil.
Born	3 July 1930; Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	16 December 2016 (aged 86)
Occupation	University lecturer
Title	Reader in Medieval German Literature; Fellow of Pembroke College;
Board member of	Syndic of Cambridge University Press
Academic background
Alma mater	King's College, Durham; University of Kiel;
Thesis	"Ersatzabstrakta" im Parzival Wolframs von Eschenbach (1955)
Doctoral advisor	Wolfgang Mohr
Academic work
Discipline	German language and literature;
Sub-discipline	Middle High German literature;
Institutions	University of Cambridge;
Notable students	Martin Durrell
Main interests	Wolfram von Eschenbach; Minnesang;
Notable works	Die höfische Literatur der Blütezeit, 1999

Leslie Peter Johnson (3 July 1930 – 16 December 2016), also known as Peter Johnson, L. Peter Johnson, or L. P. Johnson, was a British Germanist, who specialized in the literature of the Middle High German "golden age". He was Reader in Medieval German Literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Pembroke College.