F. M. Cornford | |
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Born | Francis Macdonald Cornford 27 February 1874 Eastbourne, England |
Died | 3 January 1943 Cambridge, England | (aged 68)
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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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]