Oswald A.W. Dilke

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Oswald Ashton Wentworth Dilke (26 April 1915-10 July 1993) was a classical scholar and philologist.

Dilke served as Lecturer at University College, Hull (1946-1950); Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Glasgow University (1950-1967); Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Leeds University (1967-1980; and founded the Varronian Institute in Rieti. He is known for his scholarship of Latin language and text, studies of Greek theatres, and, in particular, his work on ancient cartography and land surveying.

Among his best known books are The Roman land surveyors (1971) and Greek and Roman maps (1985).