John Dewar Denniston

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Name John Denniston
Died May 2, 1949, Church Stretton, United Kingdom Books The Greek Particles, Greek Prose Style People also search for James E. G. Zetzel, Humfrey Grose-Hodge, Andrew R. Dyck, Cicero

John Dewar Denniston (born 4 March 1887 in India, died 2 May 1949 in Church Stretton) was a British classical scholar.

His parents were James Lawson Denniston, of the Indian Civil Service, and Agnes Guthrie. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He took a First in Classical Moderations (Greek and Latin) in 1908 and a Second in Literae Humaniores (philosophy and ancient history) in 1910.. He was Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford from 1913 until his death.

He served in the First World War, 1914-18, 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers and General Staff War Office. He was twice wounded; he gained the distinctions of Croix de Guerre and O.B.E.

Publications

Greek Literary Criticism (1924)

Cicero Philippics I and II (1925)

The Greek Particles (1934)

Euripides' Electra (1939)

Oxford Classical Dictionary co-editor, (1949)

Greek Prose Style (1952)

Aeschylus' Agamemnon edited with Denys Page, (1957)

References

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