N. G. L. Hammond
British historian of ancient Greece (1907–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond, CBE, DSO, FBA (15 November 1907 – 24 March 2001) was a British historian, geographer, classicist and an operative for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) in occupied Greece during the Second World War.
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Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammond | |
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Born | 15 November 1907 |
Died | 24 March 2001(2001-03-24) (aged 93) |
Children | 3 (including Caroline Bammel) |
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Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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Discipline | Classicist |
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Special Operations Executive |
Years of service | 1940–1945 |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Order of the Phoenix (Greece) |
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Hammond was seen as the leading expert on the history of ancient Macedonia.[1][2] He was recognized for his meticulous research on the geography, historical topography and history of ancient Macedonia and ancient Epirus.[3]