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John Sheppard was educated at Dulwich College.
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John Sheppard
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He was a lecturer in classics at King"s College of Cambridge University from 1908–1933 and was provost from 1933–1954. During the Second World War he performed intelligence work, for which he was appointed Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire. He was knighted in 1950 for his services to Greek.
During his long career he translated many famous Greek classics, and published several books on the subject, including The Pattern of the Iliad, Greek Tragedy, and Aeschylus & Sophocles: Their Work and Influence. John Sheppard was openly homosexual.
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March 7, 1968 (aged 86)