Plommer, William Hugh, 1922-1983 (classicist)
Dates
- Existence: 1922 - 1983
Biography
William Hugh Plommer (1922-83) attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and the City of Leeds School of Architecture. He was Lecturer in Greek and Roman Architecture, Cambridge, 1954-82; Curator of the Museum of Classical Antiquity; and Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, 1965-83. Plommer revised Simpson's History of Architectural Development, vol. 1, 1956, and published, with J.M. Cook, The sanctuary of Hemithea at Kastabos, 1966. He also published poetry. A compilation of his letters and speeches on modern architecture and planning, especially in Cambridge, was printed as The line of duty, 1982.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Hugh Plommer: letters to Michael Mennim, with Mennim's biographical papers on Plommer.
Offence in the Senate House, 19710709
Peck describes travel to Gidding and tea arragements. Peck saw a draft letter in Latin sent by H. Plommer as Praelector to the Proctor concerning the firing of two people for an offence in the Senate House.
Six letters and two cards from Hugh Plommer to Peter Hawkes; Cambridge, 19 Jan. 1965-5 June 1965
Letters and related items, mostly addressed to the editors of the Cambridge Review, and predominantly to Peter Hawkes. Some letters were intended for publication; most of the others concern the contribution (or otherwise) of articles and book reviews.
William Hugh Plommer: Correspondence and papers
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