E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eric Robertson Dodds (26 July 1893 – 8 April 1979) was an Irish classical scholar.[2] He was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford from 1936 to 1960.
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E. R. Dodds | |
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Born | Eric Robertson Dodds (1893-07-26)26 July 1893 Banbridge, County Down, Ireland |
Died | 8 April 1979(1979-04-08) (aged 85) Old Marston, Oxford, England |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Classical scholar, writer |
Title | Regius Professor of Greek |
Spouse |
Annie Edwards Powell
(m. 1923; died 1973) |
Parent(s) | Robert and Anne Dodds |
Awards | Duff Cooper Memorial Prize for Literature[1] |
Academic background | |
Education | St Andrew's College, Dublin Campbell College[1] |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
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Notable works | The Greeks and the Irrational (1951) Missing Persons (1977)[1] |
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