Anthony Courtenay Froude Verity (born 25 February 1939) is an educationalist and classical scholar and was Master of
Dulwich College 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 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
Dulwich College, the school he would later head. He then went on to
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) in Manchester, England, is the largest independent day school for boys in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1515 as a free grammar school next to Manchester Parish Church, it moved in 1931 to its present site at ...
until 1969 when he took up the post as Head of Classics at
Bristol Grammar School, a position he held until 1976. Whilst at the school he became editor of the publication
Greece and Rome
The Classical Association is a British learned society in the field of classics, aimed at developing classical study and promoting its importance in education.
Constitution
The association was founded on 19 December 1903, and its objects are de ...
(from 1971 until 1977).
In 1976 he took up his first headmastership at
Leeds Grammar School 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
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
from 1988 to 1996 and also acted as a trustee of
Dulwich Picture Gallery from 1994 to 1996. Verity had a long association with the
Joint Association of Classical Teachers
The Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT) was a UK organisation for the encouragement of the teaching of Classics in schools and universities. It was merged into the Classical Association with effect from 2 January 2015. The JACT Summer ...
and with its Greek Summer School at
Dean Close School,
Cheltenham, 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
Emir of Qatar in 1996. He is a member of the
Athenaeum Club.
Bibliography
*''Latin as Literature'' - 1971
Translations
*''The Idylls of Theocritus'' - 2002
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Critical studies and reviews of Verity's work
;The Odyssey (2018)
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References
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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