Robert Drew Hicks
Robert Drew Hicks (29 June 1850 – 8 March 1929[1]) was a classical scholar, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
The son of William Hicks, head clerk in the post office at Bristol,Mount Pleasant, Cambridge.[2]
His writings include:[3]
- a monumental edition of Aristotle's "De Anima" (1907).
- a small volume on the Epicureans(1910).
- a summary of Greek philosophy for the Cambridge Companion to Greek Studies.
- a concise Latin dictionary in Braille (1921).
- his text and translation of Diogenes Laërtius for the Loeb Classical Library(1925).
He is buried at the
Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground
in Cambridge.
References
- ISBN 9780199754694. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Robert Drew Hicks was born in Aust, Gloucestershire on 29 June 1850 and died in Cambridge on 8 March 1929
- ^ a b Alumni Cantabrigienses part II, vol. III, John Venn, 1944, pg 360
- ^ a b c d The Times, Saturday, Mar 09, 1929; p. 14 -
Obituary. Mr. R. D. Hicks. A Blind Aristotelian Scholar.
- ^ Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, I. Loeb Classical Library
- ^ "Hicks, Robert Drew (HKS870RD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links
- Works by or about Robert Drew Hicks at Wikisource
- Works by or about Robert Drew Hicks at Internet Archive
- Works by Robert Drew Hicks at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Robert Drew Hicks at Find a Grave
