Maurice Bowra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Bowra

English classical scholar, academic, and wit

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1898

Place of Birth: Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1971

Profession: translator, university teacher, classical scholar, literary critic, classical philologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra, (; 8 April 1898 – 4 July 1971) was an English classical scholar, literary critic and academic, known for his wit.
He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, from 1938 to 1970, and served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1951 to 1954.