Benjamin Jowett
Benjamin Jowett was an English writer and classical scholar. Additionally, he was an administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, theologian, Anglican cleric, and translator of Plato and Thucydides. He was master of Balliol College, Oxford.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Camberwell
- Educated at
- Balliol CollegeSt Paul's School
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"Learn just enough of the subject to enable your mind to get rid of it."
"Learn just enough of the subject [metaphysics] to enable your mind to get rid of it."
"We have sought truth, and sometimes perhaps found it. But have we had any fun?"
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Timeline
1817
Born
Birth1893
Died
Death
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