George Leonard Huxley

George Leonard Huxley (born September 23, 1932 in Leicester , United Kingdom ) is a British-Irish classical philologist and Graecist .

Life

A study of classical philology at Magdalen College in Oxford , Huxley graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts . From then until 1961 he was a fellow at All Souls College in the same city.

From 1956 Huxley worked at the British School at Athens in the Greek capital Athens . 1959–60 and 1961–62 he was visiting professor at Harvard University . In 1962 he was appointed to Queen's University in Belfast , where he taught as a professor of Greek studies until 1983. In 1972 Huxley published a report on archaeological excavations in Kythēra together with John Nicolas Coldstream , and in 1984 he was elected Supreme Vice-President of the Fédération Internationale des Associations d'Études Classiques . In 1986 Huxley returned to Athens, where he was in charge of the Gennadios Library at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens until 1989 . In 2006 he also bequeathed his written estate to him.

In 1989 Huxley took an honorary professorship at Trinity College in Dublin and ten years later another at the Classical Association of Ireland . Trinity, Queen's and the National University of Ireland in Maynooth , where he held courses in mathematics in addition to Greek , honored his work with an honorary doctorate . He has been a member of the Royal Irish Academy since 1971 .

One focus of his interest, apart from classical studies, is the history of British transport, especially the railroad . In Church Enstone , where Huxley lives, he owns a garden railway .

View on Brexit

In November 2018, at the age of 86, Huxley was granted Irish citizenship in addition to his British citizenship . He justified this with the intention of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the EU ( United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum ), describing the processes associated as "folly" ( English Follies ). The decision of the former British Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a referendum ( BREXIT referendum ), he condemned as "completely irresponsible" ( English utterly irresponsible ). When asked about a comparison to the tragedies of ancient Greece , Huxley replied with the quote " Quem Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ". ( German  Whom God wants to destroy, he takes his mind first ).

Fonts (selection)

• The Early Ionians . London 1966, ISBN 0-716-52065-6
• Minoans In Greek Sources: A Lecture . Belfast 1968, ISBN 0-853-89003-X
• Greek Epic Poetry: From Eumelos to Panyassis . Cambridge (Massachusetts), 1969, ISBN 0-674-36238-1
• Early Sparta . Shannon 1970, ISBN 0-716-50596-7
• Pindar ’s vision of the past . Belfast 1975, ISBN 0-853-89086-2
• On Aristotle and Greek society: An essay . Belfast 1979, ISBN 0-853-89174-5

Web links

• George L. Huxley Papers . Written estate and biography on the website of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (English)
• Biography at Prabook
• Literature by and about George Leonard Huxley in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Individual evidence

1. ^ Honorary Doctorate awarded to Professor George Huxley, Adjunct Professor in Ancient Classics. Communication from the University of Maynooth dated September 18, 2013, accessed on December 6, 2018. (English)
2. ^ Members: George Leonard Huxley. Royal Irish Academy, accessed May 8, 2019 . 
3. ^ Announcement on Bloxham Village History Club website dated March 23, 2012 on Bloxham Ward website , accessed December 6, 2018.
4. ↑ Forthcoming Events Information of the Midland Railway Society from 2015 on their website, accessed on December 6, 2018 (English).
5. ^ “My desire to be an Irish citizen was increased by Brexit's follies.” Irish Times , November 29, 2018, accessed the following day. (English)
6. ↑ Donna Deeney: Ex-QUB professor becomes Irish citizen at 86. Belfast Telegraph, November 30, 2018, accessed the same day. (English)