F. M. Cornford

F. M. Cornford FBA
Born	Francis Macdonald Cornford (1874-02-27)27 February 1874 Eastbourne, England
Died	3 January 1943(1943-01-03) (aged 68) Cambridge, England
Spouse	Frances Cornford ​ (m. 1909)​
Children	Helena Darwin Cornford John Cornford Christopher Cornford Hugh Cornford Ruth Chapman
Academic background
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Influences	Gilbert Murray[1] A. W. Verrall[1]
Academic work
Discipline	Classics
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge
Notable students	W. K. C. Guthrie

Francis Macdonald Cornford FBA (27 February 1874 – 3 January 1943) was an English classical scholar and translator known for work on ancient philosophy, notably Plato, Parmenides, Thucydides, and ancient Greek religion. Frances Cornford, his wife, was a noted poet. Due to the similarity in their names, he was known in the family as "FMC" and his wife as "FCC".^[2]