1. George Law Cawkwell was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.
14 Facts About George Cawkwell
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George Cawkwell attended the University of Auckland from 1938, gaining BA and MA degrees.
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George Cawkwell joined the army in 1942 during World War II and fought with the Fijian Infantry in the Solomons in 1944.
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George Cawkwell was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, studying at Christ Church.
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George Cawkwell played in the position of lock for the Scotland national rugby union team, gaining his cap in 1947.
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For most of his life, George Cawkwell was a Fellow and Praelector in Ancient History of University College, Oxford.
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George Cawkwell was a Fellow from 1949 to 1987 and then became an Emeritus Fellow.
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George Cawkwell authored a number of books on ancient history.
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George Cawkwell's students included the classical scholars Ernst Badian and Raphael Sealey.
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George Cawkwell won the Runciman Award in 1998 for his book Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War.
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George Cawkwell was the first "Procurator" of University College, fund-raising for the 750th anniversary of the college in 1999.
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George Cawkwell's portrait was painted by the artist Daphne Todd.
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The businessman and stock market commentator Simon George Cawkwell was born on 1946 and is his son.
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George Cawkwell died on 18 February 2019 at 99 years of age.