G. A. Williamson
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Geoffrey Arthur Williamson MC (1895โ1982) was an English classicist and was a graduate of Oxford University. He was Senior Classics Master at Norwich School between 1922 and 1960.
Background
He was born in 1895.[1] He translated several important histories into the English language. His translation of Eusebius has been published by Penguin Classics.[2] He also translated Josephus: The Jewish War (1959)[3] and Procopius: The Secret History (1966).[4]
In 1962 he became the Senior Classics Master at Norwich School and served there until 1960.[1]
He was awarded the Military Cross in 1918.[5] He was the father of the organ builder Martin Williamson.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "G. A. Williamson | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The History of the Church by Eusebius: 9780140445350 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The Jewish war / Josephus ; translated with an introduction by G.A. Williamson. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Browning, Robert (1967). "G. A. Williamson: Procopius, The Secret History. Translated with an introduction. Pp. 205. West Drayton: Penguin Books, 1966. Paper, 5s". The Classical Review. 17 (3): 391โ392. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00325367. S2CID 162246132. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "London Gazette, Supplement Issue 30901 page 11035". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Trunch Concerts: 14 April 2012". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Organs are built in an old barn", Thetford & Watton Times, 23 May 1952.
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