Henry Theodore Wade-Gery
Henry Theodore Wade-Gery (born April 2, 1888 in Campton Grange , † January 2, 1972 in Oxford ) was a British classical philologist .
Life
He came from a traditional Bedfordshire family and attended Winchester College , a contemporary of Arnold J. Toynbee and Reginald Gleadowe , and New College in Oxford, from which he graduated in 1911 with a First in Classical Moderation. After a short period in the public service, he was offered a scholarship to tutor at Wadham College , Oxford , in 1914 . Shortly thereafter, however, he left military service in the Army on the Western Front in World War I, during which he received the Military Cross .
After the war ended, Wade-Gery returned to Wadham and eventually became a sub-warden. He stayed at Wadham until 1939 when he was named Wykeham Professor of Ancient History and a Fellow of New College. In 1941 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy . When he retired in 1953, he retired from his chair and received a five-year research fellowship at Merton College , with which he spent two years at Princeton . He traveled and wrote for the next ten years (his last publication was in 1966) until he died of a heart attack in 1972 after several years of dwindling health.
In 1928 Wade-Gery married the archaeologist Vivian Whitfield (1897–1988). They had a son, the diplomat and banker Robert Wade-Gery (1929-2015).
Fonts (selection)
- with Maurice Bowra : Pindarus , Pythian odes . London 1928, OCLC 224213014 .
- The poet of the Iliad . Cambridge 1952, OCLC 847125628 .
- Essays in Greek history . Oxford 1958, OCLC 645377765 .
literature
- A. Andrewes: Theodore Wade-Gery 1888-1972 (PDF), in: Proceedings of the British Academy 1974, pp. 419-426.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wade-Gery, Henry Theodore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campton Grange |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd January 1972 |
| Place of death | Oxford |