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| ⚫ | '''Francis Henry Sandbach''' (23 February 1903 |
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| name = Harry Sandbach |
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| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|FBA}} |
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| image = Francis_Henry_Sandbach.jpg |
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| alt = An old man, smiling slightly, in a formal suit and glasses. |
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| caption = Photographed in old age |
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| birth_name = Francis Henry Sandbach |
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| birth_date = 23 February 1903 |
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| birth_place = [[Edgbaston]], Birmingham, England |
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| death_date = {{death-date and age|18 September 1991|23 February 1903}} |
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| education = {{plainlist|*[[King Edward's School, Birmingham]] |
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* [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] |
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| nationality = <!--Not needed per WP:INFONAT--> |
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| occupation = Classical scholar |
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| known_for = {{plainlist|*Professor of Classics at the [[University of Cambridge]] |
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*Fellow and Senior Tutor of [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]]}} |
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| notable_works = Translations of books VII, IX, XI, and XV of [[Plutarch]]'s ''[[Moralia]]'' |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Mary Sandbach|Mary Warburton Matthews]]|1932|1990|end=died}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Francis Henry Sandbach''' {{Postnominals|country=GBR|FBA}} (23 February 1903 – 18 September 1991), generally known as '''Harry Sandbach''', was a British academic, who held the position of the Professor of Classics at the [[University of Cambridge]], and a Fellow and Senior Tutor of [[Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College]]. |
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| ⚫ | Sandbach was the son of Professor [[Francis Edward Sandbach]], then a lecturer in German at the [[University of Birmingham]] |
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==Early years== |
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| ⚫ | He was educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]] and attended [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he held the Browne and Craven scholarships in 1923, and was awarded the Chancellor's Medal and the Charles Oldham Classical Scholarship in 1925.<ref name="WWW">{{cite encyclopedia|article= |
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| ⚫ | Francis Henry Sandbach was born in [[Edgbaston]],<ref name=TrinityChapel>{{cite web|title=Francis Henry Sandbach|website=Trinity College Chapel| publisher=Trinity College, Cambridge| url=http://trinitycollegechapel.com/about/memorials/brasses/sandbach/| access-date=2024-05-31}}</ref> the elder son of Professor [[Francis Edward Sandbach]], then a lecturer in German at the [[University of Birmingham]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|article=Sandbach, Emeritus Prof. Francis Edward|title=Who Was Who|publisher=A & C Black|year=2007|edition=Online|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U231432}}</ref> and his wife Ethel Bywater, a teacher.<ref name="TrinityChapel" /> |
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| ⚫ | He was educated at [[King Edward's School, Birmingham]], where he became [[school captain]],<ref name="TrinityChapel" /> and attended [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he held the Browne and Craven scholarships in 1923, and was awarded the Chancellor's Medal and the Charles Oldham Classical Scholarship in 1925.<ref name="WWW">{{cite encyclopedia|article=Sandbach, Prof. (Francis) Henry|title=Who Was Who|publisher=A & C Black|year=2007|edition=Online|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U175287}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After graduating, he was appointed to an assistant lectureship at the [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]] from 1926 to 1929. In 1927 he was awarded a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1929 left Manchester to take up a lectureship at the college. In 1951 he was appointed as the Brereton Reader in Classics, and in 1967 given a professorship, which he held until his retirement in 1970. In 1968, he was made a [[Fellow of the British Academy]]. Within Trinity, he was a tutor from |
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==Career== |
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| ⚫ | After graduating, he was appointed to an assistant lectureship at the [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]] from 1926 to 1929. In 1927 he was awarded a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1929 left Manchester to take up a lectureship at the college. In 1951 he was appointed as the Brereton Reader in Classics, and in 1967 given a professorship, which he held until his retirement in 1970. In 1968, he was made a [[Fellow of the British Academy]]. Within Trinity, he was a tutor from 1945–1952 and senior tutor from 1952–56; in 1940–41 he held the University position of Junior Proctor.<ref name="WWW"/> |
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| ⚫ | During the Second World War, Sandbach served as an [[air raid warden]] between 1939 and 1943.<ref name="TrinityChapel" /> He was seconded to the [[Admiralty (United Kingdom)|Admiralty]] in 1943–45, where he worked in the Economic Section of the Topographic Department.<ref name="ODNB">{{cite ODNB|id=49958|last=Kenney|first=E.J.|date=2012|title=Sandbach, Francis Henry (1903–1991)}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Sandbach produced translations of books VII, IX, XI, and XV of [[Plutarch|Plutarch's]] ''[[Moralia]]'', published by the [[Loeb Classical Library]],<ref name="ODNB"/> as well as material by [[Menander]]. In retirement, he published works on Menander, the Stoics, and Greco-Roman theatre.<ref name="WWW"/> |
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| ⚫ | Sandbach produced translations of books VII, IX, XI, and XV of [[Plutarch|Plutarch's]] ''[[Moralia]]'', published by the [[Loeb Classical Library]],<ref name="ODNB"/> as well as material by [[Menander]]. In retirement, he published works on Menander, the [[Stoicism|Stoics]], and Greco-Roman theatre.<ref name="WWW"/> |
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==Private life== |
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On 9 July 1932 he married the translator [[Mary Sandbach|Mary Warburton]], who he had known since his childhood. Their first child died soon after birth, but they later had a son and a daughter. Mary died in 1990.<ref>{{Cite ODNB |title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |date=2004-09-23 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/98961 |pages=ref:odnb/98961 |editor-last=Matthew |editor-first=H. C. G. |access-date=2023-03-14 |place=Oxford |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/98961 |isbn=978-0-19-861411-1 |editor2-last=Harrison |editor2-first=B. |editor3-last=Goldman |editor3-first=L.}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 31 May 2024
Harry Sandbach | |
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| Born | Francis Henry Sandbach 23 February 1903 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 18 September 1991 (aged 88) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Classical scholar |
| Known for |
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| Notable work | Translations of books VII, IX, XI, and XV of Plutarch's Moralia |
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Francis Henry Sandbach FBA (23 February 1903 – 18 September 1991), generally known as Harry Sandbach, was a British academic, who held the position of the Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and Senior Tutor of Trinity College.
Early years
[edit]Francis Henry Sandbach was born in Edgbaston,[1] the elder son of Professor Francis Edward Sandbach, then a lecturer in German at the University of Birmingham,[2] and his wife Ethel Bywater, a teacher.[1]
He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he became school captain,[1] and attended Trinity College, Cambridge, where he held the Browne and Craven scholarships in 1923, and was awarded the Chancellor's Medal and the Charles Oldham Classical Scholarship in 1925.[3]
Career
[edit]After graduating, he was appointed to an assistant lectureship at the University of Manchester from 1926 to 1929. In 1927 he was awarded a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 1929 left Manchester to take up a lectureship at the college. In 1951 he was appointed as the Brereton Reader in Classics, and in 1967 given a professorship, which he held until his retirement in 1970. In 1968, he was made a Fellow of the British Academy. Within Trinity, he was a tutor from 1945–1952 and senior tutor from 1952–56; in 1940–41 he held the University position of Junior Proctor.[3]
During the Second World War, Sandbach served as an air raid warden between 1939 and 1943.[1] He was seconded to the Admiralty in 1943–45, where he worked in the Economic Section of the Topographic Department.[4]
Sandbach produced translations of books VII, IX, XI, and XV of Plutarch's Moralia, published by the Loeb Classical Library,[4] as well as material by Menander. In retirement, he published works on Menander, the Stoics, and Greco-Roman theatre.[3]
Private life
[edit]On 9 July 1932 he married the translator Mary Warburton, who he had known since his childhood. Their first child died soon after birth, but they later had a son and a daughter. Mary died in 1990.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Francis Henry Sandbach". Trinity College Chapel. Trinity College, Cambridge. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Sandbach, Emeritus Prof. Francis Edward". Who Was Who (Online ed.). A & C Black. 2007.
- ^ a b c "Sandbach, Prof. (Francis) Henry". Who Was Who (Online ed.). A & C Black. 2007.
- ^ a b Kenney, E.J. (2012). "Sandbach, Francis Henry (1903–1991)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/49958. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B.; Goldman, L., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/98961. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/98961. ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1. Retrieved 14 March 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
