William Bedell Stanford
Irish classical scholar and senator (1910–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Bedell Stanford (16 January 1910 – 30 December 1984) was an Irish classical scholar and senator. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College Dublin from 1940 to 1980, and served as chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1982 to 1984.[1]
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William Bedell Stanford | |
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Senator | |
In office 21 April 1948 – 5 November 1969 | |
Constituency | Dublin University |
Personal details | |
Born | (1910-01-16)16 January 1910 Belfast, Ireland |
Died | 30 December 1984(1984-12-30) (aged 74) Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Dorothy Wright (m. 1935) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Bishop Foy's School |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
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