Walter E. H. Cockle | |
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 Walter Cockle studying papyri at University College London, 1971. | |
| Born | 2 December 1939 Hendon, England |
| Died | 6 December 2018 (aged 79) |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Thesis | (1974) |
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| Discipline | Ancient history |
| Sub-discipline | Papyrology |
| Institutions | University College London |
Walter Eric Harold Cockle FSA (2 December 1939 – 6 December 2018) was a historian of the ancient world at University College London. He specialised in papyrology and is particularly known for his work on the Oxyrhynchus Papyri and his many entries for The Oxford Classical Dictionary. He produced a new edition of Euripides' partly-lost tragedy Hypsipyle based on a meticulous re-examination of the surviving papyrus fragments and was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1987.