Clara Knight Explained

Clara Millicent Knight (died 31 July 1950) was a British classicist and academic, specialising in comparative philology and classical literature.

Knight studied classics at King's College, London, graduating with a second class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1909.^[1] She taught at the University of London from 1910, rising to become Reader in Classics (1929–1945) at her alma mater King's College, London. In addition to her teaching, she was a Member of Council of the Hellenic Society and of the Council of the Classical Association.^[2]

Selected works

• Knight . Clara M. . The Importance of the Veronese Palimpsest in the First Decade of Livy . . 1914 . 8 . 3 . 166–180 . 0009-8388.
• Knight . Clara M. . The TO- Participle with the Accusative in Latin . . 1918 . 39 . 2 . 184–192 . 10.2307/289531 . 0002-9475.
• Book: T. Macci Plauti . Plautus . Knight . Clara M. . Menaechmi . 1919 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge.
• Knight . Clara M. . The Time-Meaning of the To-Participle in Vergil . The American Journal of Philology . 1921 . 42 . 3 . 260–264 . 10.2307/289584 . 0002-9475.
• Book: Knight . Clara M. . Greek and Latin adverbs and their value in the reconstruction of the prehistoric declensions . 1921 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge.

Notes and References

1. Book: Horowitz Murray . Janet . Stark . Myra . The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions: 1909-1910 . Abingdon, Oxon . 9781315394923.
2. News: Dr. Clara M. Knight . The Times . 51759 . 2 August 1950.
   - Web site: Knight, Clara Millicent. . Oxford University Press . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U227843 . 1 December 2007. subscription.
   - Book: UNIVERSITY OF LONDON KING'S COLLEGE: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DELEGACY FOR THE SESSION 1949-50 . 1950 . vi .