Adrian Nicholas Sherwin-White
Born	August 10, 1911(1911-08-10)
Died	October 1, 1993 (aged 82) Fyfield, Oxfordshire
Nationality	British
Education	Merchant Taylors' School St John's College, Oxford
Occupation	Roman historian Naval intelligence officer
Employers	St John's College, Oxford

Adrian Nicholas Sherwin-White (10 August 1911 – 1 November 1993) was a British historian of Ancient Rome. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Fifield is a village and in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Merchant Taylors' School ( MTS) is a British boys' independent, Day school, originally located in the City of London, and since __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The History of the city of Rome spans 2800 years of the existence of a city that grew from a small Italian village in the 9th century BC into the center Naval intelligence refers to the gathering and distribution of information relevant to a nation's Navy. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC He was a fellow of St John's College, Oxford, president of the Society for Promotion of Roman Studies, and a fellow of the British Academy. __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The British Academy is the United Kingdom 's National academy for the Humanities and the Social sciences It was established by Royal Charter His most important works include a study of Roman citizenship based on his doctoral thesis, a treatment of the New Testament from the point of view of Roman law and society, and a commentary on the letters of Pliny the Younger. Citizenship in the time of Ancient Rome was a privileged status afforded to certain individuals with respect to laws property and governance Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 - ca

Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 2.1 Books 2.2 Selected articles 3 References

Biography

Adrian Nicholas Sherwin-White was born on 10 August 1911. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year His father, H. N. Sherwin-White, was a solicitor employed by the London County Council. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal ^[1] He attended Merchant Taylors' School, and in 1930 took up an undergraduate course in Literae Humaniores at St John's College, Oxford. Merchant Taylors' School ( MTS) is a British boys' independent, Day school, originally located in the City of London, and since Literae Humaniores is the name given to the study of Classics at Oxford and some other universities __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the His tutor in ancient history was the well-known Hugh Last, whose interest in Roman administrative history influenced the direction of his student's later scholarship. ^[2] Sherwin-White achieved first-class honours in both sets of Oxford examinations, the preliminary Honour Moderations and the more imporant Finals. The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for Undergraduate degrees ( Bachelor's degrees and some Master's degrees Honour Moderations (or Mods) are a first set of examinations at Oxford University during the first part of the degree course for some courses (e This article is about a type of examination for other uses see Final examination (disambiguation A final examination (or final In 1935, the year after Finals, he was awarded the Derby Scholarship and Arnold Historical Essay Prize. ^[3][4]

In 1936, Sherwin-White married Marie Downes and succeeded to Last's fellowship at St John's College, while still working on his doctoral thesis. The examiners commended the finished thesis as showing "a maturity of judgement such as one hardly dares to expect from a young scholar",^[2] and the version published in 1939 as The Roman Citizenship became the standard work on the subject. However, Sherwin-White declined to accept the actual doctorate, preferring to remain known as "Mr". His poor eyesight kept him from active service during World War II, but a commendation from the college president helped him obtain a post as a naval intelligence officer, in which capacity he helped to edit the Admiralty's series of geographical handbooks. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Naval intelligence refers to the gathering and distribution of information relevant to a nation's Navy. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. The British Naval Intelligence Division Geographical Handbook Series was produced between 1941 and 1946 The geographical knowledge this work helped Sherwin-White to acquire emerged in a 1944 article about the historical geography of Algeria, as well as in later scholarship. ^[2]

Sherwin-White returned after the War to teaching at St John's, where he also served as "Keeper of the Groves" responsible for the college garden; outside recognition in 1956 came with his election as a fellow of the British Academy. The British Academy is the United Kingdom 's National academy for the Humanities and the Social sciences It was established by Royal Charter ^[3][4] He produced a school textbook, Ancient Rome (1959), as well as more advanced works including Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament (1963), identified restrospectively by the Roman historian Fergus Millar as "[t]he most stimulating and original" of his postwar works. Fergus Millar FBA (born 5 July 1935) is Camden Professor of Ancient History Emeritus, Oxford University ^[3] Arising from his studies of Roman law and administration, this indicated "his conviction of the essential historicity of the narratives in the New Testament",^[4] especially in the critique he mounted in his closing pages against "form-criticism of the extremer sort". Form criticism is a method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern (such as parables or legends and that attempts to trace each type to its period ^[5]

Sherwin-White's Oxford career was not interrupted by his family's move in 1963 to a cottage near Fyfield, Oxfordshire. Fifield is a village and in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the ^[3] 1966 saw the publication of a work "at least eighteen years" in the making:^[2] his historical and social commentary on the letters of Pliny the Younger, the first such work ever compiled and one not yet replaced. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo (61/63 - ca ^[4] In Millar's assessment, it "combined immense erudition, percipience and sharpness of vision with a curious slapdashness about small details";^[3] these errors were keenly hunted down by contemporary reviewers. ^[2] In the same year Sherwin-White became Reader in Ancient History; although he was a potential choice to succeed Ronald Syme as Camden Professor of Ancient History in 1970, this role went to Peter Brunt. Sir Ronald Syme OM ( 11 March, 1903 &ndash 4 September, 1989) New Zealand -born Historian, was an eminent The Camden Professorship of Ancient History was established in 1622 by William Camden, Clarencieux King of Arms, and endowed with the income of the manor of Bexley Peter Astbury Brunt FBA (born 23 June 1917 in Coulsdon, Surrey, England; died 5 November 2005 in Sherwin-White did serve as President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies between 1974 and 1977, and his Roman Foreign Policy in the East (1983) appeared four years into his retirement. ^[3] He died on 1 November 1993 at Fyfield, survived by his wife and two children. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) ^[3][4]

Publications

Books

• The Roman Citizenship (Oxford, 1939, revised 1973).
• Ancient Rome (London, 1959, revised 1978).
• Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament (Oxford, 1963, based on the Sarum Lectures for 1960–1961).
• The Letters of Pliny: A Historical and Social Commentary (Oxford, 1966).
• Racial Prejudice in Imperial Rome (Cambridge, 1967, based on the J. H. Gray lectures for 1966).
• Fifty Letters of Pliny (London, 1967, revised 1969).
• Roman Foreign Policy in the East (Norman, 1984).

Selected articles

• "Geographical Factors in Roman Algeria". The Journal of Roman Studies 34 (1944): 1–10.
• "Violence in Roman Politics". The Journal of Roman Studies 46 (1956): 1–9.
• Review of R. Syme, Tacitus. Sir Ronald Syme OM ( 11 March, 1903 &ndash 4 September, 1989) New Zealand -born Historian, was an eminent The Journal of Roman Studies 49 (1959): 140–146.
• "The Roman Citizenship: A Survey of Its Development into a World Franchise". Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt 1. 2 (1972): 23–58.

References

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