Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (23 January 1880 – 26 December 1960) was a British

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, and

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. He promoted the classical

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Life

Livingstone was born on 23 January 1880 in

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. His father was an Anglican vicar; his mother the daughter of an

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baron. He was educated at

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and New College, Oxford. He remained at the

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until 1924 as fellow, tutor, and librarian at Corpus Christi College. In 1920, he served on the

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's committee on the classics. During 1920–22, he was co-editor of the '' Classical Review''. From 1924 to 1933, Livingstone served as

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of Queen's University Belfast in

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. He was knighted in 1931. In 1933, Livingstone returned to Oxford, where he became President of Corpus Christi College. In 1944, he delivered the

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on ''

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and modern education''. He served as

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of the

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from 1944 until 1947. He was elected to the

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in 1948. He retired in 1950 and spent his final years writing and lecturing. He died on 26 December 1960 in

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Books

''The Greek Genius And Its Meaning To Us''
(1912)
''A Defence of Classical Education''
(1916)
''The Legacy of Greece: Essays''
Edited by R. W. Livingstone (1921), includes an essay, titled ''LITERATURE'', written by Livingstone
''The Pageant of Greece''
(1923) * ''The Mission of Greece'' (1928) * ''

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Ideals and Modern Life'' (1935) * ''Portrait of

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, being the Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Plato'' (English translation),

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, Richard Livingstone (1938) * ''The Future in Education'' (1941) * ''Education for a World Adrift'' (1943) * ''Plato and Modern Education'' (1944) * ''Education and the Spirit of the Age'' (1952) * ''The Rainbow Bridge'' (1959) - * ''The

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'', Edited in Translation by Sir Richard Winn Livingstone. Oxford, London (1943) *
Essentials of education
', January 1952 Issue,

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References

External links

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* * 1880 births 1960 deaths Academics of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of New College, Oxford English classical scholars English educational theorists Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Presidents of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Knights Bachelor People educated at Winchester College People from Oxford Vice-Chancellors of Queen's University Belfast Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford Academics from Liverpool Presidents of the Classical Association {{UOxford-stub Members of the American Philosophical Society