G. A. Williamson
Geoffrey Arthur Williamson (1895 – 1982)[1] was an English classicist.
He was a graduate of Oxford University and was Senior Classics Master at Norwich School between 1922 and 1960.[1]
He translated several important histories into the English language. His translation of Eusebius has been published by Penguin Classics.[2] He also translated Josephus: The Jewish War (1959)[3] and Procopius: The Secret History (1966).[4]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "G. A. Williamson | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The History of the Church by Eusebius: 9780140445350 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "The Jewish war / Josephus ; translated with an introduction by G.A. Williamson. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Browning, Robert (1967). "G. A. Williamson: Procopius, The Secret History. Translated with an introduction. Pp. 205. West Drayton: Penguin Books, 1966. Paper, 5s". The Classical Review. 17 (3): 391–392. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00325367. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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