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Bernard Knox
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British-American classical scholar (1914–2010)
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Bernard Knox was an American classical philologist, university teacher, and translator. He was born in Bradford in 1914 and died in Bethesda in 2010. Knox held a doctorate and was educated at St John's College, Harvard University, and Yale University. He served as a captain in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. His professional career included employment at Harvard University.
Knox was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society for Classical Studies, and the American Philosophical Society. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Humanities Medal, and the Jefferson Lecture. He wrote in English and died from heart failure due to natural causes.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bradford
- Place of death
- Bethesda
- Occupation
- translator
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Employer
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Military branch
- International Brigades
- Military rank
- captain
- Residence
- Bethesda
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- date of birth
- 1914-01-01
- date of death
- 2010-07-22
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- cause of death
- heart failure
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Arlington National Cemetery
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