Oliver Lyne Explained

Oliver Lyne
Birth Name:Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne
Birth Date:21 December 1944
Birth Place:Peterborough, England
Death Place:Marche, Italy
Other Names:R.O.A.M. Lyne
Alma Mater:St John's College, Cambridge
Relatives:Adrian Lyne (brother)

Richard Oliver Allen Marcus Lyne (21 December 1944 – 17 March 2005), also known as R. O. A. M. Lyne, was a British academic and classicist specialising in Latin poetry. He was a tutor in classics at Balliol College and Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Oxford.

Early life

Lyne was born on 21 December 1944 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, to Richard and Rosalind Lyne.[1] He was educated at Highgate School, then an all-boys private school in London,[2] where his father was a teacher of Latin.[3] He studied classics at St John's College, Cambridge. His tutor was Guy Lee. In 1966, he graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, also from the University of Cambridge, in 1970. His doctoral supervisor was F. R. D. Goodyear.

Academic career

While undertaking his doctorate, Lyne held two held short-term fellowships; at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and at Churchill College, Cambridge. In 1971, he moved to the University of Oxford where he became a Fellow of Balliol College.[4] In 1999, he was appointed Professor of Classical Languages and Literature.

Death

On 17 March 2005,[3] Lyne died at the age of 60 having suffered a cerebral haemorrhage while at his holiday home located in Marche, Italy.[5]

An edited volume, R. O. A. M. Lyne: Collected Papers on Latin Poetry, was published in 2007 as a memorial to him; the introduction was written by Stephen Harrison.[6]

Personal life

Lyne married Linda in 1969. He had met her when they were both students. Together they had two children; Raphael, born 1971, and Rosy, born 1973.

His older brother is Adrian Lyne, a film director.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Professor Oliver Lyne: Olympian Balliol classicist. Bruno. Currie. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226223304/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-oliver-lyne-6149447.html. dead. 26 February 2014. 17 February 2014. The Independent. 1 April 2005.
  2. News: Professor Oliver Lyne. 17 February 2014. The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 2005.
  3. News: Griffin. Jasper. Oliver Lyne  - Revealing the full beauty of Latin poetry. 18 February 2014. The Guardian. 30 March 2005.
  4. News: Professor Oliver Lyne. 18 February 2014. The Times. 5 April 2005.
  5. News: Spero. Josh. Oxford mourns Oliver Lyne. 18 February 2014. Cherwell. 22 April 2005.
  6. Book: Lyne . R. O. A. M. . Harrison . S. J. . Stephen Harrison (classicist) . Collected papers on Latin poetry . 2007 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 9780199203963.