John Peile was an English writer and philologist. His book Philology (1877) provided a description on how words originate, the different parts of speech, the syntax, and the way in which language evolves. He served as Master of Christ's College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He published other books including Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology (1869) and Notes on the Tale of Nala (1881). He collaborated with Walter William Skeat and taught Alfred Chilton Pearson.
- Occupation
- philologist, head teacher, educator, academic administrator
- Position held
- vice-chancellor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- 1837, April 24, 1838
