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English classicist

Geoffrey Arthur Williamson MC (1895–1982) 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. He translated several important histories into the English language. His translation of Eusebius has been published by Penguin Classics. He also translated Josephus: The Jewish War (1959) and Procopius: The Secret History (1966).

In 1962 he became the Senior Classics Master at Norwich School and served there until 1960.

He was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. He was the father of the organ builder Martin Williamson.

References

  1. ^ "G. A. Williamson | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. "The History of the Church by Eusebius: 9780140445350 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. 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): 391–392. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00325367. S2CID 162246132. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. "London Gazette, Supplement Issue 30901 page 11035". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  6. "Trunch Concerts: 14 April 2012". Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "Organs are built in an old barn", Thetford & Watton Times, 23 May 1952.
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