Alan Bowman (classicist) explained

Alan Bowman
Birth Name:Alan Keir Bowman
Birth Date: 23 May 1944 df=y
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Alma Mater:The Queen's College, Oxford
University of Toronto
Discipline:Classics
Doctoral Students:Jane Rowlandson

Alan Keir Bowman, (born 23 May 1944) is a British classicist and academic. He was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford from 2002 to 2010, and Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 2011 to 2015.[1]

Early life and education

Bowman was born on 23 May 1944 in Manchester, United Kingdom.[2] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, then an all-boys direct grant grammar school in Manchester.[3] He studied at The Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree. He then studied at the University of Toronto, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree.[2] He remained at Toronto to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree which he completed in 1969.

Academic career

After holding academic positions at Rutgers University and the University of Manchester he was elected as University Lecturer in Ancient History at Oxford University and Official Student of Christ Church, Oxford. He was Senior Censor at Christ Church from 1988 to 1990.[2]

In 1995 Bowman became founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford.[2] [4] In 2002 he became Camden Professor of Ancient History and Fellow of Brasenose College.[5]

In 1996, Bowman co-edited volume 10 of the Cambridge Ancient History second edition series, entitled The Augustan Empire, 43 BC - AD 69. As well as co-editing the volume, he also contributed the chapter on 'Provincial Administration and Taxation'. His fellow editors were Andrew Lintott, also of Oxford, and Edward Champlin, of Princeton University.[6]

In 1994, Bowman was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[7]

Selected works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election of a new Principal . Brasenose College, Oxford . 2011-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321192726/http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/288/about-brasenose-31/news-152/election-of-a-new-principal-922.html . 2012-03-21 .
  2. Book: Who's Who . 1997 . A & C Black . London . 0-7136-4495-8.
  3. Web site: Bowman, Prof. Alan Keir, (born 23 May 1944), Camden Professor of Ancient History, University of Oxford, 2002–10; Fellow, 2002–10, Emeritus Fellow, 2015, and Principal, 2011–15, Brasenose College, Oxford (Acting Principal, 2010–11) . . Oxford University Press . 26 August 2023 . en . 1 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents . 2009-10-27 . 2010-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012025210/http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/CSAD/About.html . 12 October 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: Professor Alan K Bowman . 2010-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100531175508/http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/323/about-brasenose-31/academic-staff-150/professor-alan-k-bowman-468.html . 2010-05-31 . dead .
  6. Book: The Cambridge Ancient History . 1996 . 10 . Cambridge University Press . 10.1017/CHOL9780521264303 . 9781139054386 . 2 June 2020. Bowman . Champlin . Lintott . Alan K . Edward . Andrew .
  7. Web site: Professor Alan Bowman FBA . The British Academy . 26 August 2023 . en.