Francis Richard David Goodyear
British classicist
About Francis Richard David Goodyear
Lived 1936 – 1987 (aged 51). Francis Richard David Goodyear was a British classical philologist, university teacher, latinist and philologist.
Francis Richard David Goodyear, FBA (2 February 1936 – 24 July 1987), commonly known as Frank Goodyear, was an English classicist.
Early life and education Born in Luton on 2 February 1936, he was the son of a tradesman, Francis Goodyear, who later served as mayor of the town. He attended Luton Grammar School where he largely taught himself Latin and Greek, before studying classics as a scholar at St John's College, Cambridge; he placed in the first class in both parts of the classical Tripos, securing the Craven Scholarship, Hallam Prize and the Chancellor's Medal for Classical Learning. He then studied for a PhD under C. O. Brink at Cambridge; it was awarded in 1961.
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Francis Richard David Goodyear was born on 2 February 1936 in Luton.
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Francis Richard David Goodyear died on 28 July 1987 in Johannesburg.
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