Andrew Wallace-Hadrill OBE FBA FSA |
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Born |
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill 29 July 1951 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Thesis title | Suetonius on the emperor: Studies in the representation of the emperor in the caesars |
Thesis year | 1980 |
Academic work | |
Discipline |
Ancient history Classical archaeology |
Institutions |
University of Cambridge Magdalene College, Cambridge University of Reading British School at Rome Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill, OBE, FBA, FSA (born 29 July 1951) is a British ancient historian, classical archaeologist, and academic. He is Professor of Roman Studies and Director of Research in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. He was Director of the British School at Rome between 1995 and 2009, and Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from August 2009 to July 2013.
Wallace-Hadrill was born on 29 July 1951 in Oxford, England, the son of mediaeval historian John Michael Wallace-Hadrill. He was educated at the independent Rugby School. He studied at University of Oxford, where he read for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Classics at Corpus Christi College. This was later promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon). He went on to attain a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree at St John's College, University of Oxford.