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George Cawkwell
New Zealand classical scholar and historian (1919–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Law Cawkwell (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019) was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.[2][3]
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Born | George Law Cawkwell (1919-10-25)25 October 1919 Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 18 February 2019(2019-02-18) (aged 99) Oxford, England |
Citizenship | British |
Occupation | Ancient historian |
Years active | 1949–2019 |
Known for | History of Greece in the 4th century BC |
Spouse | Pat Clarke (m. 1945–2008 her death) |
Children | Simon Cawkwell (1946), Sarah Cawkwell, and Timothy Cawkwell |
Awards | Runciman Award (1998) |
Academic background | |
Education | King's College, Auckland |
Alma mater | University of Auckland, Christ Church, Oxford |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University College, Oxford |
Notable works | Philip of Macedon (1978) Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War (1997) The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia (2005) |
Influenced | Robin Darwall-Smith, Rajiva Wijesinha[1] |
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