Andrew Dalby

Andrew Dalby (b. 1947 in Liverpool) is an English linguist, translator and historian who has authored articles and several books on a wide range of topics including food history, language, Classical texts, and Wikipedia. Dalby studied Latin, French and Greek at the Bristol Grammar School and University of Cambridge. Here he also studied Romance languages and linguistics, earning a bachelor's degree in 1970. Dalby worked for fifteen years at Cambr... more

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