• Literae humaniores, nicknamed Greats, is an undergraduate course focused on classics (Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Latin, ancient Greek, and philosophy)...
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    Zealand and the Governor of Pitcairn. Thomas did a bachelor’s in literae humaniores at Oxford University and a master's in economics at the London School...
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    The Faculty of Classics, previously the Faculty of Literae Humaniores, is a subdivision of the University of Oxford concerned with the teaching and research...
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  • educated at Winchester College and received a first class degree in literae humaniores ("the Greats") from New College, Oxford. Stevens remained at Oxford...
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    the University of Oxford, but he failed his final examination in literae humaniores and took employment as a patent examiner in London in 1882. In his...
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  • the end of the first part of some degree courses (e.g., Greats or Literae Humaniores). Honour Moderations candidates have a class awarded (hence the 'honours')...
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    College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took third-class honours in Literae humaniores in 1838, before being elected a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford...
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    College, Oxford, in 1884, graduating in 1888 with a first class in literae humaniores. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1892. Chisholm worked...
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  • educated at Radley College and Keble College, Oxford, obtaining a MA in literae humaniores (classics) in 1971. He is a honorary fellow of Keble College. In 1975...
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    at Christ Church, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in literae humaniores in 1955 and a Master of Arts. Williams was further educated at the...
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  • Oxford in the 1920s, as a modern alternative to classics (known as "literae humaniores" or "greats" at Oxford) because it was thought as a more modern alternative...
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    17 to matriculate into the University of Oxford, where he studied literae humaniores (i.e. classics) at New College, Oxford. He achieved a Fourth-class...
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  • he attended New College, Oxford as a scholar, and took a first in literae humaniores in 1921. In 1922 he was elected to a prize fellowship at All Souls...
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    New College, Oxford (1959–65), where he received degrees in both Literae Humaniores and (Christianic) Theology. In 1970 he was awarded a doctorate for...
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  • obtained a First in Classical Moderations in 1888 and a First in Literae Humaniores ('Greats', a combination of philosophy and ancient history) in 1890...
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    Morhof was born at Wismar. He first studied jurisprudence and then literae humaniores at the University of Rostock, where his elegant Latin versification...
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    volunteer and then went to New College, Oxford, to read Classics (Literae Humaniores); there she edited the student paper Isis. In 1989 she joined the...
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  • with classical history (see below)) Literae Humaniores Ancient history – Classical antiquity – Literae Humaniores – Classical archaeology Late Helladic...
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  • finals in 1933 he received a first in Literae Humaniores (Philosophy and Ancient History). Literae Humaniores introduced Austin to serious philosophy...
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  • converted to a professorship in 2000, on the recommendation of the Literae Humaniores Board and with the concurrence of the General Board. According to...
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  • Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge. It is equivalent to Literae Humaniores at Oxford University. It is traditionally a three-year degree, but...
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    Wilkes asked its Literae Humaniores board for financial support (at that time philosophy was a sub-faculty of Literae Humaniores), and urged other philosophers...
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    Wilson graduated from Balliol College, Oxford in 1994 with a B.A. in literae humaniores, classical literature, and philosophy. She completed an MPhil in English...
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    College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. He studied Literae Humaniores (Classics) at Magdalen College, Oxford. Like his fellow ancient historians...
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    Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1848, obtaining a first-class in Literae Humaniores and a third in mathematics. Stubbs was elected a Fellow of Trinity...
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    College, Oxford (1841–44). He took a fourth-class honours degree in Literae Humaniores in 1844. He married Julia Grantham in 1848. They had six sons and...
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    eventually led to Rhŷs being accepted into the college, where he studied literae humaniores. In 1869, he was elected to a fellowship at Merton College. Rhŷs also...
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  • then went to Queen's College, Oxford with a scholarship to study Literae humaniores (classics). Having achieved a second in Mods, he changed to Hebrew...
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    diverse history and myriad forms; knowledge of the humane letters (literae humaniores) represented by the best Greek and Latin authors, and more broadly...
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    educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and read classics (literae humaniores) at Lincoln College, Oxford, graduating with an upper second-class...
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