F. W. Walbank
F. W. Walbank CBE FBA | |
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Born | Frank William Walbank 10 December 1909 |
Died | 23 October 2008 | (aged 98)
Nationality | British |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Ancient History |
Institutions | University of Liverpool |
Frank William Walbank, .
Early life and education
Born at Bingley, Yorkshire, son of schoolmaster Albert Joseph David Walbank (1879–1967) and Clarice (1880–1965), née Fletcher, Walbank attended Bradford Grammar School[1] and went on to study Classics at Peterhouse, Cambridge. His father was the son of a cobbler, but had left the family business on winning a scholarship and became a teacher.[2]
Career
From 1951 to 1977, Walbank was Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. After retirement he was a professor emeritus at Liverpool and an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse.
Walbank held visiting positions at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Walbank's published works include
In 1933, Walbank's essay "
References
- ^ His Own Executioner, Derek Collett
- ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "Frank W. Walbank (1909 - 2008)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020.
Additional sources
- Momigliano, Arnaldo. "F.W. Walbank", The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 74. (1984).
External links
- Obituary by Peter Garnsey at the independent.co.uk (23 October 2008).
- Obituary by Robin Seager at the guardian.co.uk (19 November 2008).
- Polybius Man by Mary Beard at The Times Literary Supplement (29 May 2013).