Classicists
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Congratulations to Mary Beard, who has been awarded an OBE for services to Classical Scholarship. Very nice that such things continue to be recognized …. here are Dr Beard’s own thoughts on the matter: OBE? (A Don’s Life) FWIW, I tried to track down other Classics types who have been similarly honoured and they are…
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From the ASCSA: Renowned art historian Evelyn Byrd (Eve) Harrison died peacefully in her New York City apartment on November 3. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1920, Eve Harrison received her A.B. from Barnard College in 1941 and her M.A. from Columbia University in 1943, but her graduate studies were interrupted by the Second World…
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From the Guardian: My friend Glenys Lloyd-Morgan, who has died aged 67 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, devoted her career to the appreciation and understanding of Roman archaeology. She was born in Halifax and brought up in Caernarfonshire; her father was a merchant sea captain and her mother was an entomologist and teacher. Glenys graduated…
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Interesting charity effort from the Financial Times: The Financial Times has sold lunch with Oxford classicist Robin Lane Fox as part of its 2012 Seasonal Appeal. The online auction for the lunch, which the listing describes as a “unique opportunity,” lasted for ten days and attracted four bidders, who managed to rack up a grand…
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Harry Mount writes in the Telegraph: Professor Richard Sorabji, of King’s College London, has just completed the Herculean task of editing, translating and overseeing 100 volumes of translations of ancient commentaries on Aristotle, written from 200-600 AD. Professor Sorabji began the job in 1985 and, over the years, publication has speeded up. In the first…
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