Dover, K. J. 1920-2010

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Name (Latin)
Dover, K. J. 1920-2010
Other forms of name
Dover, Kenneth James
Dover, Kenneth
Dover, K. J. (Kenneth James)
Date of birth
1920-03-11
Date of death
2010-03-07
Place of birth
London (England)
Field of activity
Classical languages and literatures
Associate group
Corpus Christi College (University of Oxford)
Cornell University
Stanford University
University of St. Andrews
University of St. Andrews (1981 - 1981)
British Academy
Occupation
College teachers
Scholars
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
Kenneth James
Biographical or Historical Data
b. March 11, 1920
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 108594682
Wikidata: Q1738862
Library of congress: n 79131455
Sources of Information
  • His Greek word order, 1960.
  • His The Greeks, 1981, c1980:t.p. (Kenneth Dover)
  • His Greek and the Greeks, c1987- :v. 1, t.p. (K.J. Dover) jkt. (Sir Kenneth Dover)
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Wikipedia description:

Sir Kenneth James Dover, (11 March 1920 – 7 March 2010) was a distinguished British classical scholar and academic. He was president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from 1976 to 1986. In addition, he was president of the British Academy from 1978 to 1981, and chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1981 to 2005. A scholar of Greek prose and Aristophanic comedy, he was also the author of Greek Homosexuality (1978), a key text on the subject.

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