Howard Hayes Scullard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Howard Hayes Scullard

British scholar

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1903

Place of Birth: Bedford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1983

Profession: historian, university teacher, classical scholar

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Howard Hayes Scullard

  • Howard Hayes Scullard (February 9, 1903 – March 31, 1983) FBA, FSA was a British historian specializing in ancient history, notable for editing the Oxford Classical Dictionary and for his many books. Scullard's father was Herbert Hayes Scullard, a minister, and his mother Barbara Louisa Dodds. Born in Bedford, England, his early education was at Highgate School, followed by St.
  • John's College, Cambridge.
  • He was a tutor and then reader at New College London, from 1935 to 1959, when he became Professor of Ancient History at King's College London, retiring in 1970.
  • He nonetheless remained active in retirement and notably wrote chapters for the re-edition of The Cambridge Ancient History, but his contributions to volumes VII and VIII were published posthumously.Perhaps his most widely known work is From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome from 133 B.C.
  • to A.D.
  • 68, a text widely used by students studying Rome in the late republic, as well as Rome under the Julio-Claudians.

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