Charles Murray Willis

Charles Murray Willis was born in 1950 in Hastings, Sussex, England, and educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire (1963–68). He then studied in France and Italy before taking up a career teaching French and English mainly in the Far East. He has continued his interest in history and 16th century English literature, and has been researching the life of George Puttenham since 1995.

He is directly related to the family of George Puttenham through his mother Kathleen Putnam and his uncle Robert Putnam, who was editor of the American Friends of Puttenham Newsletter. George Puttenham was a cousin of John Putnam (1580–1662), who, in 1640, emigrated from England to Salem in New England, and today the Putnam family has expanded all over America.