Richard Rudolf Walzer
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Richard Rudolf Walzer (14 July 1900 - 16 April 1975) was a German-born British expert on Greek philosophy.
Education: Werner Siemens Realgymnasium, Berlin-Schoeneberg; University of Berlin.
[edit] Career
- Asst, Berlin University, 1927; Privatdocent in Classics, 1932
- Lecturer in Greek Philosophy, University of Rome, 1933-1938
- Lecturer in Mediaeval Philosophy (Arabic and Hebrew), Oxford University, 1945; Senior Lecturer in Arabic and Greek Philosophy, 1950
- Honorary Professor, University of Hamburg, 1952
- Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, 1953-1954
- Reader in Arabic and Greek Philosophy, Oxford University, 1960-1970
- Fellow, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, 1962-1970
He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1956.