W. A. Camps
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William Anthony Camps was a British classical scholar, and also served as Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge
from 1970 to 1981. He was known as Tony Camps.
He entered Pembroke College in 1928 and became a Fellow in 1933. He became a lecturer there in 1939, and from 1947 to 1962 was the college's Senior Tutor in Classics.
During World War II
he served with the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
In the 1960s he edited a four-volume series of the works of the poet Propertius. He wrote An Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid (1969) and An introduction to Homer (1980).
In 1953 he married Miriam Camp.
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
from 1970 to 1981. He was known as Tony Camps.
He entered Pembroke College in 1928 and became a Fellow in 1933. He became a lecturer there in 1939, and from 1947 to 1962 was the college's Senior Tutor in Classics.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
he served with the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
In the 1960s he edited a four-volume series of the works of the poet Propertius. He wrote An Introduction to Virgil's Aeneid (1969) and An introduction to Homer (1980).
In 1953 he married Miriam Camp.