Oswyn Murray
Oswyn Murray | |
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| Born | March 26, 1937 |
| Occupation | Classical scholar |
| Notable credit | Co-editor of the Oxford History of the Classical World |
| Children | 5, including Tavi Murray |
| Father | Malcolm Patrick Murray |
| Relatives | James Augustus Henry Murray (great-grandfather) |
Oswyn Murray FSA (born 26 March 1937) is a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University, and a distinguished classical scholar.
Murray is joint editor with John Boardman and Jasper Griffin of the Oxford History of the Classical World.
Boris Johnson was one of his students when he was reading Classics at Balliol College. He describes Johnson as "a buffoon and an idler". In 2018, when Johnson became prime minister, Murray sent his former student, in the ancient tradition, a renuntiatio amicitiae, a public revocation of their friendship.