Finley, Sir Moses I (1912–1986)
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A historian of the ancient world, Finley was important both for his stress on the social and economic sphere and for his openness to the use of theoretical models from other disciplines.
- Forenames:
- Moses Israel
- Surname:
- Finley
- Title:
- Sir
- Honours:
- CBE
- Dates:
- 1912–1986
- Institutions:
- University of Cambridge (Jesus College)
- Significant posts:
- Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge (Jesus College)
- Influences:
- Polanyi, Karl
- Contemporaries:
- Barraclough, Geoffrey
Thomas, Keith
Thompson, Edward - Themes:
- Ancient history
Classical history
Émigré historians
Sociology - Biographies:
- Blackwell Dictionary of Historians
Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Interviews with Historians
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Proceedings of the British Academy
Bibliography
Personal papers
Significant publications
- Moses Finley, The World of Odysseus (London, 1956)
- Moses Finley, The Use and Abuse of History (London, 1954)
Other reading
- 'New ways in history', Times Literary Supplement (1966)
