Peter Arnott


Peter D. Arnott was a puppeteer and Professor of drama at Tufts University. He wrote many books and translated many classical plays.

Early life

Arnott was born in Ipswich, England in 1931 where he earned bachelor's degrees from both the University of Wales and Oxford University. He earned a PhD in drama from the University of Wales before moving to the United States where he taught drama at the University of Iowa. In 1969, Arnott was hired by Tufts University where he was their youngest professor.
Arnott's degrees from the University of Wales and from Oxford University were in Classics. He joined the Classics department of the University of Iowa in 1958. He taught courses in Greek drama, western civilization and theater history until he moved to Tufts University's Drama department in 1969.
He had a wife and three children.