George Cawkwell

George Law Cawkwell
Map of Philip of Macedon's campaign in Greece, 339 BC (based on George Cawkwell, Philip of Macedon, Faber & Faber, 1978).
Born	25 October 1919 Auckland, New Zealand
Residence	Oxford, England
Citizenship	British
Education	King's College, Auckland
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Occupation	Ancient historian
Years active	1949 – present
Employer	University College, Oxford
Organization	University of Oxford
Known for	History of Greece in the 4th century BC
Notable work	Philip of Macedon (1978) Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War (1997) The Greek Wars: The Failure of Persia (2005)
Spouse(s)	Pat Clarke (1945)
Children	Simon Cawkwell (1946)
Awards	Runciman Award (1998)

George Law Cawkwell (born 25 October 1919, Auckland, New Zealand) is a classical scholar who has specialized in ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.

George Cawkwell was educated at King's College, Auckland in New Zealand and became head boy there. He attended the University of Auckland from 1938, gaining BA and MA degrees. He joined the army in 1942 during World War II and fought with the Fijian Infantry in the Solomons in 1944.

Cawkwell was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, studying at Christ Church. He played in the position of lock for the Scotland national rugby union team, gaining his cap in 1947.

For most of his life, Cawkwell was a Fellow and Praelector in Ancient History of University College, Oxford. He was a Fellow from 1949 to 1987 and then became an Emeritus Fellow. He authored a number of books on ancient history. His students included the classical scholars Ernst Badian and Raphael Sealey. He won the Runciman Award in 1998 for his book Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War.