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P. E. Easterling | |
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| Born | 11 March 1934 Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University College London University of Cambridge |
Patricia Elizabeth Easterling, FBA (née Fairfax;[1] born 11 March 1934) is an English classical scholar, recognised as a particular expert on the work of Sophocles.[2] She was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge from 1994 to 2001.[3] She was the 36th person and the first — and, so far, only — woman to hold the post.[4]
- ^ "Harmonising Hellenist". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 April 1995. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Cartledge, Paul. "Foreword". Sophocles and the Greek Tragic Tradition. p. xii.
- ^ "British Academy: Professor Pat Easterling".
- ^ "Honorary Fellows | Newnham College". Newnham College. Retrieved 14 November 2017.