William Allan (classicist)
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William R. Allan (born 1970) is a Scottish classicist specializing in Greek epic and tragedy, particularly the plays of Euripides. He is currently McConnell Laing Fellow and Tutor in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature at University College, Oxford and Professor of Greek, Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford.{{Cite web|url=http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/whos_who/academic_staff/fellows_1/william_allan/|title=Dr William Allan|date=3 July 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703061346/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/whos_who/academic_staff/fellows_1/william_allan/|archive-date=3 July 2007}} He was formerly Assistant Professor of Classics at Harvard University.{{Cite web|url=http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/2003_2004/TheClassics.html|title=HERS Output|date=3 September 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903023429/http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses/2003_2004/TheClassics.html|archive-date=3 September 2006}}
Background
He was educated at Glenrothes High School in Fife,{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/fife-council-1-1164502|website=The Scotsman|title=Fife Council - Schools by region A-Z|accessdate=30 August 2017}}{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Neil|title=Former Glenrothes pupil pays tribute to teacher as he becomes top Oxford professor|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/1713421/former-glenrothes-pupil-made-oxford-professor/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=The Courier|date=9 November 2020 |language=en-GB}} then studied at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford, receiving an MA and DPhil, respectively.{{Cite web|title=Professor Bill Allan|url=https://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/people/prof-bill-allan|access-date=2020-12-16|website=classics.ox.ac.uk|language=en}}
Works
- The Andromache and Euripidean Tragedy (Oxford University Press, 2000; paperback edn. 2003)
- Euripides: The Children of Heracles (Aris and Phillips, 2001)
- Euripides: Medea (Duckworth, 2002)
- Helen (Cambridge University Press, 2008). commentary
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Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Category:People educated at Glenrothes High School
Category:Classical scholars of Harvard University
Category:Scottish classical scholars
Category:Fellows of University College, Oxford
Category:People from Glenrothes
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