John Swinnerton Phillimore (26 February 1873 – 16 November 1926) was a British classical scholar, translator, and poet. Born at

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in Cornwall, Phillimore was, like his father,

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before him, and four brothers, educated at

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(1886-91), where he was a Queen's Scholar, before going on to read Literae Humaniores at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was also President of the

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. After taking his degree, he remained at Christ Church as a Student (Fellow and Tutor) until 1899, when he was made Professor of Greek at the

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; in 1906 he became Professor of Humanity there, a position he held until his death. Though he was invited to give the

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at the

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, he was unable to do so because of the

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. Phillimore was a convert to

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Works

''Poems''
Glasgow: James MacLehose & Sons, 1902 *''The Athenian Drama'', vol. ii, ''Sophocles''. London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1902
''Propertius''
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906 * ''Things New and Old.'' London: Humphrey Milford, 1918
''Some Remarks on Translation and Translators''
Oxford: The English Association, 1919 * ''The Hundred Best Latin Hymns''. Glasgow: Gowans & Gray, 1926

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillimore, John Swinnerton 1873 births 1926 deaths Academics of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford British poets Fellows of Christ Church, Oxford People from Cornwall Presidents of the Oxford Union