Donald James Allan
Donald James Allan, FBA (22 December 1907 – 19 June 1978) was a British classical scholar. He was Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1957 to 1971.[1] Allan was educated at Christ's Hospital School and then at Christ Church, Oxford. During the Second World War he worked at Bletchley Park.[2]
Selected publications[]
- Aristotle, De Caelo, 1936. (Editor)
- Plato, The Republic, 1940. (Editor)
- "Mediaeval Versions of Aristotle, De Caelo, and of the Commentary of Simplicius" in Mediaeval and Renaissance Studies, Vol. 2 (1950), pp. 82–120.
- The Philosophy of Aristotle, Oxford University Press, 1952. (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge No. 222)
References[]
- ^ The University of Glasgow Story: Donald Allan. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Mr Donald James Allan. Bletchley Park Roll of Honour. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1978 deaths
- Academics of the University of Glasgow
- People educated at Christ's Hospital
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford
- Academics of the University of Edinburgh
- Fellows of the British Academy
- Bletchley Park people
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