F. M. Cornford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

F. M. Cornford

British classical scholar

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1874

Place of Birth: Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1943

Profession: poet, university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist, philosophy historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Francis Macdonald Cornford (27 February 1874 – 3 January 1943) was an English classical scholar and translator known for influential work on ancient philosophy, notably Plato, Parmenides, Thucydides, and ancient Greek religion.
Frances Cornford, his wife, was a noted poet.
Due to the similarity of their forenames, he was known to family as "FMC" and his wife as "FCC".