Robert Drew Hicks (29 June 1850 – 8 March 1929[1]) was a classical scholar, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
The son of William Hicks, head clerk in the post office at Bristol,[2] Hicks was born in 1850, was educated at Bristol Grammar School,[3] and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1868.[4] Graduating BA in 1874, he became a fellow of Trinity in 1876.[5] He was college lecturer in Classics from 1884 to 1900.[3] He married Bertha Mary Heath in 1896, who herself held an MA in Classics from the University of London.[4] His brother-in-law was Sir Thomas Heath.[3] Between 1898 and 1900 Robert Hicks became blind, but he nevertheless produced most of his major works after this time, aided by his wife.[4] He died at his home, Fossedene, at Mount Pleasant, Cambridge.[2]
His writings include:[3]
- a monumental edition of Aristotle's "De Anima" (1907).
- a small volume on the Stoics and Epicureans (1910).
- a summary of Greek philosophy for the Cambridge Companion to Greek Studies.
- a concise Latin dictionary in Braille (1921).
- his text and translation of Diogenes Laërtius for the Loeb Classical Library (1925).
He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.
References[edit]
- ^ Grayling, A.C; Goulder, Naomi; Pyle, Andrew, eds. (2006). "Hicks, Robert Drew - Oxford Reference". doi:10.1093/acref/9780199754694.001.0001. ISBN 9780199754694. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
Robert Drew Hicks was born in Aust, Gloucestershire on 29 June 1850 and died in Cambridge on 8 March 1929
- ^ a b Alumni Cantabrigienses part II, vol. III, John Venn, 1944, pg 360
- ^ a b c d The Times, Saturday, Mar 09, 1929; p. 14 -
Obituary. Mr. R. D. Hicks. A Blind Aristotelian Scholar.
- ^ a b c Herbert S. Long, Preface to the 1972 reprint of Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, I. Loeb Classical Library
- ^ "Hicks, Robert Drew (HKS870RD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
External links[edit]
- Works by or about Robert Drew Hicks at Wikisource
- Works by or about Robert Drew Hicks at Internet Archive
- Works by Robert Drew Hicks at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Robert Drew Hicks at Find a Grave
