A. Y. CAMPBELL
'Archibald Young Campbell' (1885-1958) was a University of Cambridge classicist, translator, and published poet of the 1920s and 1930s.
Campbell was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1885, and received his education from Fettes College, in Edinburgh. In 1904, he attended St John's College, Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907.[1] Following his education, Campbell worked as a lecturer in Classics at Liverpool, and Reading, before returning to St. John's as a fellow. In 1922, he was appointed as Gladstone Professor of Greek, at the University of Liverpool. Campbell married, and had two daughters and one son.1
Campbell worked on the emendation of ''Horace'' (1924) and published this as ''Horace Odes and Epodes'' (University of Liverpool Press, 1953). In addition to publishing different editions of Horace, Campbell also worked on emending classical texts, such as Euripides and Aeschylus. ''The Agamemnon of Aeschylus'' (1936) is his emendation of the texts of Aeschylus.1
Campbell retired officially in 1950, but taught at the University of Bristol during the year of 1954. Campbell lived in Cambridge until his death.
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St. John's College, Cambridge
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Publications |
| Later life |
| References |
| External links |
Early life
Campbell was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1885, and received his education from Fettes College, in Edinburgh. In 1904, he attended St John's College, Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907.[1] Following his education, Campbell worked as a lecturer in Classics at Liverpool, and Reading, before returning to St. John's as a fellow. In 1922, he was appointed as Gladstone Professor of Greek, at the University of Liverpool. Campbell married, and had two daughters and one son.1
Publications
Campbell worked on the emendation of ''Horace'' (1924) and published this as ''Horace Odes and Epodes'' (University of Liverpool Press, 1953). In addition to publishing different editions of Horace, Campbell also worked on emending classical texts, such as Euripides and Aeschylus. ''The Agamemnon of Aeschylus'' (1936) is his emendation of the texts of Aeschylus.1
Later life
Campbell retired officially in 1950, but taught at the University of Bristol during the year of 1954. Campbell lived in Cambridge until his death.
References
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External links
St. John's College, Cambridge
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