Francis Macdonald Cornford (1874-1943) was an Englishclassical scholar and poet. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1899 and held a university teaching post from 1902. He became Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy in 1931. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Full name The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity Motto Virtus vera nobilitas Virtue is true Nobility Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names Kings Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged) Established 1546 Sister College Christ Church Master Sir Martin Rees Location Trinity Street Undergraduates 656 Graduates 380 Homepage... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
His work Thucydides Mythistoricus (1907) argued that the history of the Peloponnesian War was informed by a tragic view of its author, Thucydides. He is probably better known now for his Microcosmographia Academica (1908), the classic insider's satire on academic politics. It is the source of a number of catchphrases, such as the doctrine of unripeness of time. Map of the Greek world at the start of the Peloponnesian War Temple of Apollo at Corinth The Peloponnesian War began in 431 BC between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League which included Sparta and Corinth. ... Tragedy is one of the oldest forms of drama. ... Thucydides (between 460 and 455 BC–circa 400 BC) was an ancient Greek historian, and the author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BC war between Sparta and Athens. ... Microcosmographia Academica is a short pamphlet on university politics written by F. M. Cornford and published in 1908; it has acquired something of a small cult following. ...
He married the poet Frances Cornford (née Darwin), and the poet John Cornford was their son. Frances Crofts Cornford (nee Darwin; 1886-1960) was an English poet. ... Rupert John Cornford (27 December 1915 – 28 December 1936) was an English poet and communist. ...
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