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Arthur James Beattie
FRSE
Born(1914-06-28)28 June 1914
Belize
Died20 February 1996(1996-02-20) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
OccupationProfessor of Greek
Known fordeep knowledge of Early Greek poets
TitleProf.
AwardsFRSE, Commander of the Royal Order of the Phoenix
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplinePhilologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Notable studentsJohn Chadwick, Julia Haig Gaisser
Notable worksA plain guide to the decipherment of the Mycenean Linear B script

Arthur James Beattie, MA, FRSE (28 June 1914 – 20 February 1996) was a British classical philologist who was Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University from 1951 to 1981 and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, where he was notable for the advancement of the study of Classics, Greek and languages. In addition to his academic work, he also served as a cryptographer in World War II.[1]

  1. ^ "Professor Arthur James Beattie FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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