Ross Leckie | |
Birth Name: | Peter Ross Leckie |
Birth Date: | 1957 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Occupation: | Writer |
Notable Works: | Carthage trilogy |
Spouse: | |
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.
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]