John Tresidder Sheppard

Sir John Tresidder Sheppard, (7 November 1881 – 7 May 1968) was a British classicist and academic, who was the first non-Etonian to become the provost of King's College, Cambridge. He went up to King's College, Cambridge, where he studied Classics and won the Porson Prize. His subject tutors included Walter Headlam and Nathaniel Wedd, but he was also influenced by the historian Oscar Browning. His "zeal" as president of the Cambridge Union likely affected his final classification. In 1906, he was elected a fellow of his alma mater King's College, Cambridge. He was made vice-provost of his college in 1929, and was elected unanimously as provost in 1933. His term as head of the college was extended by two additional years, and he retired in 1954. In 1934, he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Redeemer by the modern state of Greece. In the 1950 King's Birthday Honours, he was made a Knight Bachelor "for services to the study of Greek literature" and was therefore granted the title sir.

Sheppard was a member of the Cambridge Apostles.

Personal life John Sheppard was openly homosexual. He never married.

Sheppard died on 7 May 1968 in London, England, aged 86. His funeral service was held on 19 May 1968, after which he was cremated, and his ashes are in a vault in King's College Chapel.