F. W. Walbank
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| Born | Frank William Walbank 10 December 1909 |
| Died | 23 October 2008(aged 98) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
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| Discipline | Ancient History |
| Institutions | University of Liverpool |
Frank William Walbank,CBE,FBA(/ˈwɔːlˌbæŋk/;10 December 1909 – 23 October 2008) was a scholar of ancient history, particularly the history ofPolybius.He was born inBingley,Yorkshire,and died inCambridge.
Early life and education
[edit]Born atBingley,Yorkshire,son of schoolmaster Albert Joseph David Walbank (1879–1967) and Clarice (1880–1965), née Fletcher, Walbank attendedBradford Grammar School[1]and went on to study Classics atPeterhouse,Cambridge.His father was the son of a cobbler, but had left the family business on winning a scholarship and became a teacher.[2]
Career
[edit]From 1951 to 1977, Walbank was Rathbone Professor of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology at theUniversity of Liverpool.After retirement he was a professor emeritus at Liverpool and an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse.
Walbank held visiting positions at theUniversity of Pittsburgh,theUniversity of California, Berkeley,and theInstitute for Advanced StudyinPrinceton.
Walbank's published works includeAratos of Sicyon(1933),Philip V of Macedon(1940),The Awful Revolution(1946; 1969),Polybius(1972; 1990),A Historical Commentary on Polybius,3 vols. (1957, 1967, 1979),The Hellenistic World(1981) and, withN.G.L. Hammond,A History of Macedonia, Vol. III: 336–167 BC.He also served as the joint editor of volumes 7 and 8 of theCambridge Ancient History.
In 1933, Walbank's essay "Aratos of Sicyon"won theCambridge UniversityThirlwall Prize.He was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciencesin 1981.[3]
References
[edit]- ^His Own Executioner, Derek Collett
- ^"The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/100873.ISBN978-0-19-861411-1.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^"Frank W. Walbank (1909 - 2008)".Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived fromthe originalon 8 June 2020.
Additional sources
[edit]- Momigliano, Arnaldo. "F.W. Walbank",The Journal of Roman Studies,Vol. 74. (1984).
External links
[edit]- Obituaryby Peter Garnsey at the independent.co.uk (23 October 2008).
- Obituaryby Robin Seager at the guardian.co.uk (19 November 2008).
- Polybius Manby Mary Beard at The Times Literary Supplement (29 May 2013).
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- 1909 births
- 2008 deaths
- English classical scholars
- Historians of antiquity
- Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
- Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge
- Academics of the University of Liverpool
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Bingley
- Scholars of ancient Greek history
- 20th-century English historians
- 21st-century English historians
- Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Presidents of The Roman Society
- Presidents of the Classical Association
- Fellows of the British Academy