Antony Andrewes
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Professor Antony Andrewes MBE FBA |
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| Born |
12 June 1910 , Devon, England |
| Died | 13 June 1990 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Wykeham Professor of Ancient History |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Ancient history |
| Sub discipline | Ancient Greece |
| Institutions |
Pembroke College, Oxford New College, Oxford |
| Doctoral students | John Barron |
Antony Andrewes, MBE, FBA (12 June 1910 – 13 June 1990) was an English classical scholar and historian. He was Wykeham Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford from 1953 to 1977.
Andrewes was born in , Devon, England, on 12 June 1910. He was educated at Winchester College from 1923 to 1929. He studied at New College, Oxford, between 1929 and 1933.
Andrewes was a Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, between 1933 and 1946, and of New College, Oxford, from 1946 to 1953. He was Wykeham Professor of Ancient History from 1953 until his retirement in 1977.
On 20 June 1941, he was commissioned in the Intelligence Corps, British Army, as a second lieutenant. His service number was 191239. By January 1945, he was a captain (temporary major).
He died in 1990, the day after his 80th birthday.
On 4 January 1945, Andrewes was appointed Member of the military division of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 'in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field'. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1957.
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