George Cawkwell | |
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 Portrait of George Cawkwell | |
| Born | George Law Cawkwell 25 October 1919 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 18 February 2019 (aged 99) Oxford, England |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Ancient historian |
| Years active | 1949–2019 |
| Known for | History of Greece in the 4th century BC |
| Spouse | Pat Clarke (m. 1945–2008 her death) |
| Children | Simon Cawkwell (1946), Sarah Cawkwell, and Timothy Cawkwell |
| Awards | Runciman Award (1998) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | King's College, Auckland |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland, Christ Church, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University College, Oxford |
| Notable works | Philip of Macedon (1978) Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War (1997) The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia (2005) |
| Influenced | Robin Darwall-Smith, Rajiva Wijesinha[1] |
George Law Cawkwell (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019) was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.[2][3]
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- ^ Hornblower, Simon (January 1991). "George Cawkwell's contribution to Ancient History and to Oxford". Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. 37 (558): 1–12. doi:10.1111/j.2041-5370.1991.tb02201.x.