Ronald Arthur Crossland was an English classical scholar who was Professor of Greek at Sheffield University from 1958 to 1982.
13 Facts About Ronald Crossland
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Ronald Crossland was a leading expert on Hittite philology and linguistics.
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Ronald Arthur Crossland was born in Nottingham, England on 31 August 1920.
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Ronald Crossland saw active service until the end of World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
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Ronald Crossland was severely wounded during the landings at the Battle of Anzio.
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In 1946, Ronald Crossland earned a Double First in Classics at King's College, Cambridge.
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Ronald Crossland became a Henry Fellow at Berkeley College, Yale University in 1946.
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From 1950 to 1951, Ronald Crossland was Honorary Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Birmingham.
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From 1958 to 1982, Ronald Crossland was Professor of Greek at the University of Sheffield.
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Ronald Crossland was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1973 to 1975.
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Ronald Crossland was renowned as an expert on Hittite philology and linguistics, and for his efforts to encourage interdisciplinary research on the history of the Bronze Age Near East.
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Ronald Crossland retired from Sheffield University as Professor Emeritus in 1982.
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Ronald Crossland died in Cambridge, England on 29 January 2006.