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William Gillan Waddell

William Gillan Waddell

Scottish Professor of Classics at what is now Cairo University

William Gillan Waddell (21 April 1884 – 25 January 1945) was a Scottish Professor of Classics at what is now Cairo University.[1]

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Life

Waddell was born in Neilston, Scotland. In 1906 he obtained his M.A. from the University of Glasgow.[2] He was Professor of Classics at Fuad el Awal University in Cairo, Egypt (in 1940).[3] Waddell was a translator of ancient Greek and Latin into English.[4]

Selected works

  • Menander, of Athens; W G Waddell (1927). Selections from Menander. Oxford, Clarendon Press. OCLC 5329253.
  • W G Waddell (1932). The lighter side of the Greek papyri: a talk to the St. Andrew's society, Cairo, Egypt. [Low Fell near Newcastle upon Tyne] : [C.F. Cutter]. OCLC 4145247.
  • Herodotus; W G Waddell (1939). Herodotus, book II. Methuen's classical texts. London, Methuen & Co. OCLC 9272920.
  • Manetho; Ptolemy; W G Waddell (1940). Manetho. Loeb classical library. Vol. 350. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, W. Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 9780674993853. OCLC 690604.

References

  1. [1]
    W. G. Waddell. Harvard University Press. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "William Gillan Waddell". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Notice de personne: Waddell, William Gillan (1884–1945)". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Waddell, William Gillian (1884–1945)". Persée Parcourir les collections. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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