William Gillan Waddell

William Gillan Waddell (April 21, 1884 – January 25, 1945) was a Scottish Professor of Classics at what is now Cairo University.[1]

William Gillan Waddell
Born21 April 1884 
Died25 January 1945  (aged 60)
OccupationWriter, university teacher, papyrologist, hellenist, archaeologist 
Employer

Life

Waddell was born in Neilston, Scotland. He was Professor of Classics at Fuad el Awal University in Cairo, Egypt (in 1940).[2] Waddell was a translator of ancient Greek and Latin into English.[3]

Selected works
  • Menander, of Athens; W G Waddell (1927). Selections from Menander,. Oxford, Clarendon Press. OCLC 5329253.
  • W G Waddell (1932). The lighter side of the Greek papyri: a talk to the St. Andrew's society, Cairo, Egypt. [Low Fell near Newcastle upon Tyne] : [C.F. Cutter]. OCLC 4145247.
  • Herodotus; W G Waddell (1939). Herodotus, book II. Methuen's classical texts. London, Methuen & Co. OCLC 9272920.
  • Manetho; Ptolemy; W G Waddell (1940). Manetho. Loeb classical library. 350. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, W. Heinemann Ltd. ISBN 9780674993853. OCLC 690604.

References
  1. W. G. Waddell. Harvard University Press. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. "Notice de personne: Waddell, William Gillan (1884–1945)". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. "Waddell, William Gillian (1884–1945)". Persée Parcourir les collections. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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