Otto Skutsch

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Otto Skutsch (6 December 1906 – 8 December 1990) was a German-born British

classical philosophy. He was Professor of Latin at University College London from 1951 to 1972.[1]

Early life

Skutsch was born on 6 December 1906 in

University of Berlin, and the University of Göttingen.[3] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Göttingen in 1934.[5] Because his father was Jewish, Skutsch saw the rise of the Nazi Party as a threat to himself, and so he left Germany for the United Kingdom sometime in 1934 or 1935.[2][5]

Academic career

Having arrived in the United Kingdom, Skutsch secured a post at the

British citizenship in 1946.[3]

In 1949, he joined the University of Manchester as a senior lecturer in classics.[5] In 1951, he was appointed Professor of Latin at University College London.[2] In 1972, he retired and was appointed professor emeritus.[5] From 1972 to 1973 and again in 1981, he was Visiting Andrew Mellon Professor of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh.[2]

Personal life

In 1938, Skutsch married Gillian Stewart. She was the daughter of Sir Findlater Stewart, a senior civil servant.[5] Together, they had four children; one son and three daughters.[2]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Willcock, M. M. (13 December 1990). "Professor Otto Skutsch". The Independent. No. 1301. p. 32.
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    JSTOR 27690928
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  4. JSTOR 23041281
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  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Professor Otto Skutsch". The Times. No. 63893. 19 December 1990. p. 14.
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