William Gillian Waddell
British professor of Classics (1884-1945) and papirologist
About William Gillian Waddell
Lived 1884 – 1945 (aged 60). William Gillian Waddell was a translator, writer, university teacher, papyrologist, hellenist and archaeologist.
William Gillan Waddell (21 April 1884 – 25 January 1945) was a Scottish Professor of Classics at what is now Cairo University.
Life Waddell was born in Neilston, Scotland. In 1906 he obtained his M.A. from the University of Glasgow. He was Professor of Classics at Fuad el Awal University in Cairo, Egypt (in 1940). Waddell was a translator of ancient Greek and Latin into English.
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Who was William Gillian Waddell?
British professor of Classics (1884-1945) and papirologist
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William Gillian Waddell was born on 21 April 1884.
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William Gillian Waddell died on 25 January 1945.
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William Gillian Waddell was a translator, writer, university teacher, papyrologist, hellenist and archaeologist.
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