Early life and education
Hardie was born on 25 April 1902 in Edinburgh, Scotland to William Hardie, classical scholar. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, then an all-boys Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school. He studied classics at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a double first Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1924: he was awarded a number of undergraduate prizes in classics and philosophy.Academic career
Hardie spent 1925 as a fellow by examination at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1926, he was elected a Fellow (Oxbridge), Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was the Tutorial system, college's tutor in philosophy: a notable tutee of his was Paul Grice. He became Master (college), President of Corpus Christi College in 1950, and during his tenure saw the college fellowship double and the student numbers increase. He retired in 1969 and was appointed an honorary fellow by his college.Personal life
Im 1938, Hardie married Isobel St Maur Macaulay. Together they had two sons. Hardie died on 30 September 1990 in Oxford, England.Works
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External links
* iarchive:lucianicdialogue00hard, ''A Lucianic Dialogue, Between Socrates in Hades and Certain Men of the Present Day, Who Are Conducted Thither by Pollux on One of His Annual Excursions'' (1922) by William Francis Ross Hardie [at Internet Archive] {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardie, William Francis Ross 1902 births 1990 deaths Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Scottish classical scholars 20th-century British philosophers Presidents of Corpus Christi College, Oxford People educated at Edinburgh Academy Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Scottish philosophers