William Gillan Waddell Explained

William Gillan Waddell (21 April 1884 – 25 January 1945) was a Scottish Professor of Classics at what is now Cairo University.^[1]

Life

Waddell was born in Neilston, Scotland. In 1906 he obtained his M.A. from the University of Glasgow.^[2] He was Professor of Classics at Fuad el Awal University in Cairo, Egypt (in 1940).^[3] Waddell was a translator of ancient Greek and Latin into English.^[4]

Selected works

• Book: Selections from Menander. Menander, of Athens. W G Waddell. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1927. 5329253.
• Book: The lighter side of the Greek papyri: a talk to the St. Andrew's society, Cairo, Egypt. W G Waddell. [Low Fell near Newcastle upon Tyne] : [C.F. Cutter]. 1932. 4145247.
• Book: Herodotus, book II. Herodotus. W G Waddell. London, Methuen & Co.. 1939. Methuen's classical texts. 9272920.
• Book: Manetho. Manetho. Ptolemy. W G Waddell. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, W. Heinemann Ltd.. 1940. Loeb classical library. 350. 9780674993853. 690604.

Notes and References

1. Book: W. G. Waddell. Harvard University Press. 26 July 2020.
2. Web site: William Gillan Waddell. University of Glasgow. 2022-01-18.
3. Web site: Notice de personne: Waddell, William Gillan (1884–1945). 26 July 2020.
4. Web site: Waddell, William Gillian (1884–1945). Persée Parcourir les collections . 26 July 2020.