John Crook (classicist)
John Anthony Crook
Early life and education
Crook was born in
Academic career
Crook was first appointed University Lecturer in Classics at the University of Reading. He returned to St. John's in 1951 as a Fellow of the College and University Lecturer in Classics, rising to become Professor of Ancient History.[1]
He kept the same rooms at St John's for 55 years and at the College Classical Society, which met in his rooms for 50 years, he would attempt to get the society to sing in Latin. One favourite was "Waltzing Matilda", in which the chorus began with the Latin word for swag: "ambiclitella! ambiclitella!".[1]
Having been appointed a Fellow in 1970, Crook resigned from the British Academy in 1980, in protest at their failure to expel the British art historian and Soviet spy Anthony Blunt.[1]
To mark his 80th birthday in 2001, he was presented with a Festschrift, Thinking Like a Lawyer, edited by Paul McKechnie.[2]
The John Crook Scholarship, named in Crook's honor, is available to students studying for a second, two-year degree, at St John's College, Cambridge.[3]
War service
During the
Selected publications
- Consilium Principis: Imperial Councils and Counsellors from Augustus to Diocletian. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1955.
- Law and Life of Rome. Thames and Hudson, London, 1967.
- Legal Advocacy in the Roman World. ISBN 0715626507
References
- ^ a b c d e f Professor John Crook by Peter Linehan in The Independent, 15 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Professor John Crook The Telegraph, 19 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ John Crook Scholarships St. John's College, Cambridge, 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
