James Allan Stewart Evans
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James Allan Stewart Evans | |
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Born | Cambridge, Ontario,Canada | March 24, 1931
Died | November 15, 2023 (aged 92) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
Other names | J.A.S. Evans |
Alma mater | Victoria College, Toronto, B.A., 1952; Yale University, M.A., 1953, Ph.D., 1957; also attended American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1954-55. |
Occupation(s) | historian and academic emeritus |
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Spouse(s) | Eleanor Lynn Ward, June 16, 1964; |
Children | 3 |
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James Allan Stewart Evans(March 24, 1931 – November 15, 2023) was a Canadian historian and professor emeritus of classical Near Eastern and religious studies.
Biography
[edit]- From 1955 to 1960 he was assistant professor ofClassicsat theUniversity of Western OntarioandWaterloo College,London.
- From 1960 to 1961 he was Visiting special lecturer inClassicsat theUniversity of Toronto.
- From 1961 to 1962 he was assistant professor of classics at theUniversity of Texas at Austin.
- From 1962 to 1971 he was professor of history at theMcMaster University,Hamilton, Ontario,Canada.
- From 1972 to 1995 he was professor of classics at theUniversity of British ColumbiainVancouverand became professor emeritus.[1]
- From 1992 Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[2]
- From 1998 he was visiting faculty, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia[3]
- From 1997 he was visiting professor of history, University of Washington, Seattle[4]
- From 1998 to 1999 he was Whitehead Visiting Professor, American School of Classical Studies, Athens[5]
- Evans died in November 15, 2023, at the age of 92.[6]
- Blog of published work atAllan Evans at Sidney British Columbia
References
[edit]- ^"Evans, James Allan 1931–2023 | Encyclopedia".encyclopedia.
- ^"James Allan Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |".
- ^"James Allan Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |".
- ^"James Allan Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |".
- ^"James Allan Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies |".
- ^"James Evans".Vancouver Sun. 2 December 2023.Retrieved19 December2023.