Cecil M. Bowra
About the Author
Cecil M. Bowra studied Greek at Oxford under Gilbert Murray and gained first class honors. In 1922, he became tutor and fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, and in 1938 he was made Warden, a post which he retained until his death in 1971. From 1946 to 1950, he was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford, and from 1951 to 1954 he was its Vice-Chancellor. From 1958 to 1962, he was President of the British Academy. He wrote a number of books on Greek subjects, but also extended his studies to include parts of other literatures. He traveled a great deal in Greece, Asia Minor, the Near East, and the US. He was knighted in 1951, became a Commander of the Legion of Honour, a Doctor of Letters of Oxford University, and was the holder of eight honorary doctorates.
