Michael Andrew Screech

Michael Andrew Screech (2 May 1926 – 1 June 2018) was a cleric and a professor of French literature with special interests in the Renaissance, Montaigne and Rabelais.
In the years 1961–84 he was the Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature, at the University College, University of London. From 2003 to 2018 he was an emeritus fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
In 1992, he was honoured as a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. His translation of Montaigne's "Essays" has been widely recognized. His translation of the François Rabelais novel series "Gargantua and Pantagruel" was also described by Barbara C. Bowen as "faithful, lively, and readable [...] the best to date; it preserves much of the sheer exuberance of the original, while incorporating essential background information missing from most of its predecessors."