Keith Hopkins

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Morris Keith Hopkins (June 20, 1934–March 8, 2004) was a British historian and sociologist. He was professor of ancient history at the University of Cambridge from 1985 to 2001.

Hopkins had a relatively unconventional route to the Cambridge professorship. After Brentwood School, he graduated in classics from King's College, Cambridge in 1958. He spent time as a graduate student, much influenced by Moses Finley, but left before completing his doctorate[1] for an assistant lectureship in sociology at the University of Leicester (1961-63). He then became a research fellow at King's College, Cambridge (1963-67) while at the same time taking a lectureship at the London School of Economics. He spent two years as professor of sociology at Hong Kong University (1967-69), returned to the LSE (1970-72), and moved to Brunel in 1972, where he was also dean of the social sciences faculty from 1981-85. Then, in 1985, he was elected to the Cambridge chair in ancient history.[2]


[edit] Publications

  • Conquerors And Slaves (1978)
  • Death And Renewal (1983)
  • A World Full Of Gods (1999)
  • Rome The Cosmopolis (2002), a volume of essays written in honour of Keith Hopkins

[edit] References

  1. ^ Obituary in The Telegraph (2004).
  2. ^ Obituary in The Guardian (2004).
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