| Peter H. A. Sneath | |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1923 |
| Thesis Title: | The bacterial genus Chromobacterium |
| Thesis Year: | 1959 |
| Thesis Url: | http://www.theses.com |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | University of Cambridge |
| Known For: | numerical taxonomy |
| Fields: | microbiology |
| Workplaces: | University of Leicester |
| Prizes: | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | Sneath |
Peter Henry Andrews Sneath FRS,[1] MD (17 November 1923 – September 9, 2011) was a British microbiologist who co-founded the field of numerical taxonomy, together with Robert R. Sokal. Sneath and Sokal wrote Principles of Numerical Taxonomy,[2] revised in 1973 as Numerical Taxonomy.[3] Sneath reviewed the state of numerical taxonomy in 1995[4] and wrote some autobiographical notes in 2010.[5]
A special issue of the journal Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, on microbial systematics, is dedicated to the memory of Peter Sneath.[6]