E. J. Kenney

Edward John Kenney
Born(1924-02-29)29 February 1924[1]
Died23 December 2019(2019-12-23) (aged 95)[1]
Academic background
EducationChrist's Hospital
Trinity College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
Sub-disciplineLatin Literature
Textual Criticism
InstitutionsPeterhouse, Cambridge
Main interestsOvid
Lucretius

Edward John Kenney, FBA (29 February 1924 – 23 December 2019), usually known as E. J. Kenney, was a British Latinist who served as the Kennedy Professor of Latin until his retirement in 1984. Specialising in transmission and textual criticism, he was considered a leading expert on the work of Ovid and Lucretius.[2] He spent the majority of his career at Cambridge University, where he was an emeritus fellow of Peterhouse until his death in 2019.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Times was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Professor E. J. Kenney, 88". The Times. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Ted Kenney". Faculty of Classics. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.