Antony Andrewes, (12 June 1910 – 13 June 1990) was an English classical scholar and historian. He was

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at the

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from 1953 to 1977.

Early life

Andrewes was born in

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, England, on 12 June 1910. He was educated at

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from 1923 to 1929. He studied at

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, between 1929 and 1933.

Career

Academic career

Andrewes was a Fellow of

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, between 1933 and 1946, and of

, from 1946 to 1953. He was Wykeham Professor of Ancient History from 1953 until his retirement in 1977.

Military service

On 20 June 1941, he was commissioned in the Intelligence Corps,

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, as a

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. His

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was 191239. By January 1945, he was a

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( temporary

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Later life

He died in 1990, the day after his 80th birthday.

Honours

On 4 January 1945, Andrewes was appointed Member of the military division of the

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(MBE) 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field'. He was elected a

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in 1957.

Works

* ''The Greek tyrants'' (1956) * ''The Greeks'' (1967); later republished as ''Greek society'' * "The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition" and "The Spartan Resurgence", in D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, J. K. Davies, M. Ostwald (editors), '' Cambridge Ancient History, vol. V, The Fifth Century B.C.'', Cambridge University Press, 1992, pp. 433–498 osthumous

References

''The Greeks''
(biographical sketch)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrewes, Antony 1910 births 1990 deaths Writers from Tavistock English classical scholars People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Fellows of Pembroke College, Oxford Fellows of New College, Oxford Institute for Advanced Study visiting scholars Wykeham Professors of Ancient History Members of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the British Academy Classical scholars of the University of Oxford