Dorothy Tarrant | |
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| Born | 7 May 1885 6, Craven Terrace, Wandsworth |
| Died | 4 September 1973 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation | Classical scholar |
| Known for | first female Professor of Greek in Britain |
Dorothy Tarrant (1885–1973) was a British classical scholar, specialising in Plato. She was the first female Professor of Greek in the United Kingdom, teaching at Bedford College, London from 1909 to 1950. She researched the work of Plato, pioneering the use of stylistic analysis to conclude that he had not written all the work previously attributed to him. She was active in the Classical Association and became its first woman president in 1958. She was also an active Unitarian and campaigned especially against alcohol, becoming the president of the Unitarian Temperance Association, the Unitarian Assembly and the Unitarian College.