Hugh Last

Hugh Macilwain load ( born December 3, 1894 in Putney, † 25 October 1957 Strathmore, Mulberry Green, Harlow, Essex ) was a British historian.

His father William Isaac load was director of the Science Museum in South Kensington. Hugh load applied at the St Paul 's School under the influence of his teacher, T. Rice Holmes to Roman history. He went in 1914 to the Lincoln College. This was followed in 1916 and 1918 Honour moderation Literae Humaniores ( studying with classical content, ancient history and philosophy). He had a close relationship with his tutor William Warde Fowler. 1919 load was Fellow of Ancient History at St John 's College, Oxford. 1927 Last Lecturer in Roman history. From 1934 to 1937 he was president of the Roman Society. In 1936 he was offered the venerable Camden chair at Oxford, a position he held until 1949. After the death of William Teulon Swan Stallybrass 1948 load was director ( principal) of Brasenose College, and remained in that position until 1956. Burden received honorary doctorates from Edinbourgh (1938 ) and from Trinity College, Dublin (1948 ). The Lincoln College made ​​load 1939 honorary fellow ( honorary member ). Load remained unmarried.

Load -authored with Henry Stuart Jones for the first edition The Cambridge Ancient History, the early Roman history. In 1932, he wrote in the 9th volume of the handbook series Cambridge Ancient History, the history of the Roman Republic by the Gracchi to Sulla. Last published several articles in the Journal of Roman Studies. For the magazine many years he was a member of the editorial board. Known disciple of load are AN Sherwin -White and Mason Hammond.