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P. E. Easterling
British classical scholar
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- born
- 1934
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 92
- known for
- university teacher, classical scholar, classical philologist
1934 – 2026
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who p. e. easterling is
Patricia Elizabeth Easterling was an English classical scholar, recognised as an expert on the work of Sophocles. She was Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge from 1994 to 2001, the 36th person and the first and so far the only woman to hold the post.
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