Andrew Barker | |
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Born | Andrew Dennison Barker 24 April 1943 |
Died | 22 July 2021 | (aged 78)
Nationality | British |
Children | Five |
Academic background | |
Education | Christ's Hospital |
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Academic work | |
Discipline | Classics |
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Andrew Dennison Barker, FBA (24 April 1943 – 22 July 2021) was a British classicist and academic, specialising in ancient Greek music and the intersection between musical theory and philosophy. He was Professor of Classics at the University of Birmingham from 1998 to 2008, and had previously taught at the University of Warwick, University of Cambridge, and Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1][2][3]