James Morwood

James Morwood
James Morwood at the Ashmolean Museum in February 2017
Born(1943-11-25)25 November 1943
Belfast, United Kingdom
Died10 September 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 73)
Ouranoupoli, Greece
Occupation(s)Classicist, author
Years active1966–2017

James Henry Weldon Morwood (25 November 1943 – 10 September 2017) was an English classicist and author. He taught at Harrow School, where he was Head of Classics,[1][2] and at Oxford University, where he was a Fellow of Wadham College, and also Dean.[3][4] He wrote almost thirty books, ranging from biography to translations and academic studies of Classical literature.[3]

His best-known work is The Oxford Latin Course (1987–92, with Maurice Balme, new ed, 2012), whose popularity in the USA led to the publication of a specifically American edition in 1996. Morwood is credited with helping to ensure the survival - even flourishing - of Classical education into the twenty-first century, both in the UK and the USA.[3][5]

  1. ^ Harrow School Register 2002 8th edition edited by S W Bellringer & published by The Harrow Association
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Morwood-Curtis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c Tyerman, Christopher (14 November 2017). "James Morwood obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ^ Heyworth, Stephen (20 November 2017). "James Morwood, classicist – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2017. (Subscription required.)
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