Ross Leckie
{{Short description|Scottish writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ross Leckie
| birth_name = Peter Ross Leckie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|05|06}}
| birth_place = Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
| occupation = Writer
| notable_works = Carthage trilogy
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Vera Wülfing|1979|end=div}}
- {{marriage|Sophie Drinkal|1995|end=div}}
}}
| children = 10
| alma_mater = Corpus Christi College, Oxford
| education = Fettes College
Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School
}}
Peter Ross Leckie (born 6 May 1957) is a Scottish writer of historical novels, best known for his Carthage trilogy.
Biography
Leckie attended Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School and Fettes College.[http://www.fettes.com/foundation/interviews/leckie.htm Fettes website] He studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was also President of the Junior Common Room.[http://www.canongate.net/RossLeckie Canongate]{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-classic-tale-of-two-cities-saturday-interview-ross-leckie-when-hollywood-called-the-edinburgh-fund-management-spinmeister-was-lost-for-words-finds-mark-williamson-1.110113 |title=A classic tale of two cities; Saturday interview: Ross Leckie When Hollywood called, the Edinburgh fund management spinmeister was lost for words |publisher=The Herald (Glasgow) |date=23 August 2003 |page=21 |accessdate=14 November 2014 |quote=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}} 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.{{cite news|last=Leckie|first=Ross|author-link=Ross Leckie|date=8 February 2021|title=Dr Vera Wülfing-Leckie obituary|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/08/dr-vera-wulfing-leckie-obituary|access-date=9 February 2021}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Lawrie |first=Alexander |title=Hollywood writer under supervision after attacking wife |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/hollywood-writer-under-supervision-after-attacking-wife-n8vb6l2m8 |access-date=2022-08-03 |issn=0140-0460}}
Works
=Carthage Trilogy=
- Hannibal (also as Hannibal: A novel)
- Scipio Africanus (also as Scipio: A novel)
- Carthage
=Non-fiction=
- The Bluffer's Guide to The Classics
- Grampian: A Country in Miniature
- The Gourmet's Companion
References
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External links
- [http://ancienthistory.about.com/library/bl/uc_bkrev_hahn2.htm Review: Ross Leckie's Carthage]
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Category:Scottish historical novelists
Category:Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity
Category:People educated at Fettes College
Category:Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Category:People educated at Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School
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