J. P. V. D. Balsdon
John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon,
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
from 1968 to 1971.
Early life
Balsdon was born on 4 November 1901 in
Greats.[3]
Academic career
Balsdon began his academic career as a teacher at
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies from 1968 to 1971.[1] He retired from full-time academia in 1969.[4] The same year he was elected an emeritus Fellow of Exeter College.[7]
He also wrote novels using the name Dacre Balsdon; his academic works gave his name as J. P. V. D. Balsdon.
He was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 1967.[4]
Bibliography
As J. P. V. D. Balsdon:
- The Emperor Gaius (Caligula) (1934)
- Roman Women: Their History and Habits (1962)
- Julius Caesar and Rome[8] (1967)
- The Romans (editor) (1965)
- Life and Leisure in Ancient Rome (1969)
- Rome: the Story of an Empire (1970)
- The Historical Background (1974)
- Social Life in the Early Empire (1974)
- Romans and Aliens[9][10] (1980)
As Dacre Balsdon:
- Freshman's Folly: An Oxford Comedy (1952)
- Oxford Life (1957)
- The Day They Burned Miss Termag (1961)
- Oxford Now and Then (1970)
References
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Dr J. P. V. D. Balsdon". The Times. 21 September 1977. p. 16.
- ^ "University News - Classical Moderations List". The Times. 10 April 1922.
- ^ "University News - Oxford 'Greats' List". The Times. 30 July 1924.
- ^ a b c "BALSDON, Dr (04/11/1901-18/09/1977)". Deceased Fellows. British Academy. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ISBN 978-1842125939.
- ^ "University News: Election of Proctors at Oxford". The Times. 22 February 1940. p. 11.
- ^ "University News: Oxford". The Times. 21 October 1969. p. 12.
- ISSN 0009-837X.
- JSTOR 1853262.
- ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
Further reading
- P. A. Brunt: John Percy Vyvian Dacre Balsdon, 1901-1977, in: Proceedings of the British Academy 65, 1981, pp. 573–586 (PDF).
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