Colin Graham Hardie was a British classicist and academic.
15 Facts About Colin Hardie
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Colin Hardie's father was a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, and Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh.
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Colin Hardie was educated at Edinburgh Academy, a private school.
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Colin Hardie then went on to study at Balliol College, University of Oxford as a Warner Exhibitioner and Honorary Scholar.
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Colin Hardie took firsts in both Mods and Greats.
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Colin Hardie won four classical prizes during his undergraduate studies; Ireland Scholar and Craven Scholar in 1925, Hertford Scholar in 1926 and the Gaisford Prize for Greek Prose in 1927.
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Colin Hardie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1928, which was promoted to Master of Arts in 1931.
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Colin Hardie held the post until 1936, when he was succeeded by Ralegh Radford.
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Colin Hardie returned to England from Italy to become a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and a tutor in classics.
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Colin Hardie took a break from his academic work during World War II.
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Colin Hardie then went on to work at the Admiralty's Inter-Services Topographical Department, based in Oxford, until the end of the war in 1945.
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Colin Hardie was a member of the Inklings, the informal literary discussion group centred on the University of Oxford.
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Colin Hardie was a part of the Socratic Club where he presented papers.
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Colin Hardie died in Chichester, West Sussex on 17 October 1998.
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Colin Hardie married Christian Viola Mary Lucas in 1940 who was the daughter of Perceval Lucas and Madeline Mary Eve Meynell, daughter of the writer Alice Meynell.