James Allan Stewart Evans (March 24, 1931 – November 15, 2023) was a Canadian historian and professor emeritus of classical Near Eastern and religious studies.

Biography

*From 1955 to 1960 he was assistant professor of

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and

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, London. *From 1960 to 1961 he was Visiting special lecturer in

at the

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. *From 1961 to 1962 he was assistant professor of classics at the

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. *From 1962 to 1971 he was professor of history at the

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, Canada. *From 1972 to 1995 he was professor of classics at the

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and became professor emeritus. *From 1992 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. *From 1998 he was visiting faculty, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia *From 1997 he was visiting professor of history, University of Washington, Seattle *From 1998 to 1999 he was Whitehead Visiting Professor, American School of Classical Studies, Athens *Evans died in November 15, 2023, at the age of 92. *Blog of published work a
Allan Evans at Sidney British Columbia

References

1931 births 2023 deaths 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian Byzantinists People from Cambridge, Ontario Scholars of Byzantine history {{Canada-historian-stub