Anthony Courtenay Froude Verity (born 25 February 1939) is an educationalist and classical scholar and was Master of

Dulwich College Dulwich College is a 2-18 private, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, it began as the College of God's Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of ...

from 1986 to 1995.

Early life

He was born the son of Arthur and Alice Kathleen Verity. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol and then went on to

Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows. It is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from ...

from where he received his MA. In 1962 he married Patricia Ann Siddall with whom he has one son and one daughter.''Who’s Who 2004'', page 2251, (A&C Black: London)

Career

Having completed his education he went on to become Assistant Master from 1962 to 1965 at

, the school he would later head. He then went on to

Manchester Grammar School The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is a highly Selective school, selective Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom, private day school for boys aged 7-18 in Manchester, England, which was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham (then Bishop of Exeter). ...

until 1969 when he took up the post as Head of Classics at

Bristol Grammar School Bristol Grammar School (BGS) is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed, Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school in Bristol, England. It was founded in 1532 by Royal Charter for the teaching of 'good manners and literature', endowe ...

, a position he held until 1976. Whilst at the school he became editor of the publication

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(from 1971 until 1977). In 1976 he took up his first headmastership at

Leeds Grammar School Leeds Grammar School was an independent school founded 1552 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally a male-only school, in August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physica ...

from where he left to become Master of Dulwich College in 1986. During his time at Dulwich College he became Chairman of the Schools Arabic Project from 1988 to 1996 and also acted as a trustee of

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from 1994 to 1996. Verity had a long association with the

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and with its Greek Summer School at

Dean Close School Dean Close School is a co-educational private boarding and day school (for pupils aged 3–18) in the public school tradition, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The school opened in 1886 and is divided into pre-prep, prepa ...

Cheltenham Cheltenham () is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the mo ...

, and acted as its Director on an occasional basis. Following his suspension and resignation from Dulwich College in 1995 he became Educational Advisor to the

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in 1996. He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.

Bibliography

*''Latin as Literature'' - 1971

Translations

*''The Idylls of Theocritus'' - 2002 * * * *

Critical studies and reviews of Verity's work

;The Odyssey (2018) *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verity, Anthony 1939 births Living people Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Bristol English educational theorists Masters of Dulwich College People educated at Bristol Grammar School Translators of Homer