Edith Mary Smallwood (8 December 1919 – 4 September 2023) was a British historian and a professor of Romano-Jewish History at the Queen's University, Belfast.
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Early life
Smallwood was born in Wandsworth, Surrey (now London) in December 1919. She received her education[1] at the Mary Datchelor Girls’ School, Camberwell, and at Girton College, University of Cambridge, to which she won a scholarship. She graduated with First Class Honours in Classics (1942),[2] and was later a Research Fellow at Girton, gaining her PhD in 1951 under the supervision of Prof. Jocelyn Toynbee.
Career
Mary Smallwood was appointed lecturer[3] in classics (in the Latin dept) at the Queen's University, Belfast, in 1951. She became senior lecturer in 1963, reader in 1967, and was awarded a personal chair as professor of Romano-Jewish History in 1978. [4] For the 1971–72 academic year she was a member of the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. She was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1972. She retired to Edinburgh in 1983.[5]
Death
Smallwood died at Cluny Lodge, Edinburgh on 4 September 2023, at the age of 103.[6][5]
Bibliography
- Philonis Alexandrini Legatio ad Gaium (edition with translation and commentary), Brill, 1961.
- Documents Illustrating the Principates of Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian, Cambridge University Press, 1966.
- Documents Illustrating the Principates of Gaius, Claudius and Nero, Cambridge University Press, 1967.
- The Jews under Roman Rule from Pompey to Diocletian: A Study in Political Relations, Brill, 1976.
- From Pagan Protection to Christian Oppression (inaugural lecture), Queen's University, Belfast, 1979.
- Josephus, The Jewish War (first edition by G. A. Williamson revised with new Introduction, notes and appendices), Penguin, 1981.
- Rome: The Augustan Age, Units 15 and 16, Studies II Judaea, Open University, 1982
References
- ^ [1] Josephus, The Jewish War, front matter; From Pagan Protection to Christian Oppression, p. 3.
- ^ "Scotsman Obituaries: Professor E Mary Smallwood, classical historian and author". scotsman.com.
- ^ [1] The Annual Review of the Queen’s University Association 1983, p. 86 (with photo); A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study Faculty and Members 1930–1980, p. 349; The Antiquaries Journal 52.2 (1972) 438.
- ^ "Classics professor known for work on Romano-Jewish history". The Herald. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "E. Mary Smallwood". The Times. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Weekly Notices, 10 September 2023". Christ Church Morningside. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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