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| Born | (1932-06-05)5 June 1932 |
| Died | 7 November 1981(1981-11-07) (aged 49) St Andrews, Scotland |
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Robert Maxwell Ogilvie (5 June 1932 – 7 November 1981) was a British scholar ofLatin literature andclassicalphilology.[1]
His parents were SirFrederick Wolff Ogilvie (1893–1949),director-general of theBBC from 1938 to 1942, and Lady (Mary) Ogilvie (née Macaulay) (1900–1990), principal ofSt Anne's College, Oxford, from 1953 to 1966.[2]
He was educated atRugby School then studied Classics atOxford University (Balliol College 1950-4,Merton College 1954-5).[3][4]
Ogilvie became a Fellow of Balliol College in 1957 and from 1957 to 1970 tutored students.
He was headmaster ofTonbridge School from 1970 to 1975.
From 1975 Ogilvie was professor ofHumanity (Latin) at theUniversity of St. Andrews. He is well known for hiscommentary on the first five books ofLivy'sAb urbe condita and his commentary on theAgricola ofTacitus.
In 1979 he was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers wereNorman Gash, J Steven Barrow,Geoffrey Barrow andMatthew Black.[3]
He died suddenly inSt Andrews on 7 November 1981.[5]
In 1959 he married Jennifer Margaret Roberts.
He was co-editor ofClassical Quarterly from 1976 until death.[5]
