Percy Stafford Allen

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Percy Stafford Allen (born July 7, 1869 in Twickenham , † June 16, 1933 in Oxford ) was a British classical philologist .

Life

Allen received his first education in Rottingdean. Since 1882 he studied Latin and Greek at Clifton College and since 1888 at Corpus Christi College , Oxford. One of his Oxford teachers was James Anthony Froude . In 1892 he made his BA, in 1896 his MA. From 1897 to 1901 he taught history at Government College in Lahore (Pakistan). He then returned to Oxford and in 1908 became a Fellow of Merton College , Oxford. From 1924 to 1933 he was President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was married to Helen Mary Allen (1872-1952). Everyone is best known as the editor of the letters of Erasmus von Rotterdam (Oxford 1906ff., 12 volumes, one of which is a register).

In 1923 he was elected a member ( Fellow ) of the British Academy .

Fonts

  • The age of Erasmus. Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford and London . Oxford 1914.
  • Letters of Richard Fox 1486-1527 . Oxford 1929. (Ed.)
  • Erasmus. Lectures and wayfaring sketches . Oxford 1934.

literature

  • Heathcote William Garrod: Percy Stafford Allen 1869-1933 . London 1934.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Waldo H. Dunn, James Anthony Froude. A biography. Vol. 2. Oxford 1963. pp. 583f.
  2. ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed April 29, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Allen, Percy Stafford
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British classical philologist
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Twickenham
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1933
Place of death Oxford