Patrick Gerard Walsh
| Patrick Gerard Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 August 1923 Accrington, Lancashire |
| 💀Died | 16 January 2013 Glasgow, Scotland16 January 2013 |
| 💼 Occupation | Historian, Biographer |
Patrick Gerard Walsh (16 August 1923 – 16 January 2013 ) was a Scottish historian, biographer and bestselling author.
He is most famous for his biography of Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Biography
He was born on 16 August 1923 in Accrington, Lancashire.[1]
He died at the age of 89 in Glasgow on 16 January 2013. His was survived by his wife Eileen, their five children, and eighteen grandchildren.[2]
Education
He won scholarships to the Preston Catholic College and then to Liverpool University, where he took a First in Classics.[3]
He obtained his PhD in 1952 at University College Dublin.[4]
Career
He served as a Professor of Medieval Latin from 1971 to 1972 at the University of Edinburgh.[5]
Bibliography
His major works include large-scale monographs on Livy published in 1961 and the novels of Petronius and Apuleius (1970) and annotated translations of the Medieval Latin poems Carmina Burana.[6]
His other works include the history of William of Newburgh (published in 1987 and 2007), and the tragedies of Scottish humanist George Buchanan published in 1983.[7]
See Also
References
External links
- https://cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2015/02/Peter-Walsh.pdf
- https://viaf-expedited-m1.prod.oclc.org/en/viaf/56631175
- https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/walsh-patrick-gerard
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-peter-walsh-authority-in-medieval-latin-8468694.html
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