Robin Lane Fox

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Robin Lane Fox

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Robin Lane Fox at Financial Times 125th Anniversary Party, London, in June 2013
Born
Robin James Lane Fox

(1946-10-05) 5 October 1946 (age 77)
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Educator, author
Known forHistorian of classical antiquity
Children
  • Henry
  • Robin James Lane Fox,

    Islamic history.[3][4]

    His major publications, for which he has won literary prizes including the

    the Bible and history, and the Greek Dark Ages. In addition, he is the gardening correspondent of the Financial Times
    .

    Early life

    Lane Fox was educated at

    Alan Cameron, and philosophers Terence Irwin and John McDowell,[9] he was an undergraduate student of G. E. M. de Ste. Croix.[1][2]

    Academic career

    Lane Fox was a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, between 1970-73. Between 1974-76, he was a

    His 1973 book Alexander the Great was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Due to the success of the book, Lane Fox was historical advisor to the film director Oliver Stone for the epic Alexander. His appearance as an extra in cavalry manoeuvres, in addition to his work as a historical consultant, was publicised at the time of the film's release.[17][18][19] He wrote and presented Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes, which was first broadcast on BBC Four in November 2010.[20]

    While primarily focused on ancient Greece, Fox has written three books dealing with the history of Christianity, Pagans and Christians, The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible, and a biography of Saint Augustine, Augustine: Conversions and Confessions,[21] which was awarded the Wolfson History Prize.

    Personal life

    Lane Fox, an atheist, is the father of

    crossbench life peer who co-founded Lastminute.com. Henry is CEO of a website, The Browser.[22][23]

    As gardening correspondent of the Financial Times, Lane Fox is an outspoken opponent of garden gnomes.[24]

    List of publications

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e "Robin Lane Fox profile at Debrett's People of Today".
    2. ^ a b c "Travelling Heroes, By Robin Lane Fox". The Independent. 31 October 2008.
    3. ^ "Lane Fox | New College Oxford". www.new.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011.
    4. ^ "Classics - Exeter College". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
    5. ^ "Lane Fox profile at the Tait Black website". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
    6. ^ Press, Orphans. "Past Winners of The Duff Cooper Prize - The Duff Cooper Prize". www.theduffcooperprize.org. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
    7. ^ "Lane Fox profile". Folio Society. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
    8. ^ "Profile of Lane Fox at the Runciman Award winners webpage of the Anglo-Hellenic League" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2013.
    9. ^ Ste Croix, The Origins of the Peloponnesian War, xii
    10. ^ "Mr Robin J. Lane Fox". Faculty of Classics. University of Oxford. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
    11. ^ "Emeritus, Honorary and Wykeham Fellows". New College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    12. ^ Pagans and Christians, p. 10
    13. ^ a b c Pagans and Christians, p. 8
    14. ^ The Unauthorized Version, p. 9
    15. ^ a b Travelling Heroes, xiii
    16. ^ Travelling Heroes, p. xiv
    17. ^ "Into Battle With Alexander", The Times, 4 May 2004.
    18. ^ "Why the lowly shepherd is the one who gets to hear the angels", 20 December 2011'
    19. ^ "Profile".
    20. ^ "BBC Four - Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes". BBC.
    21. ^ Briefly reviewed in the February 22, 2016 issue of The New Yorker, p.77.
    22. ^ "Henry Lane Fox launches website venture 'The Browser'". www.telegraph.co.uk. 13 August 2011.
    23. ^ "Gnomes spark row over fairies at Chelsea". The Independent. 24 May 2006.