
ABOUT
An English author, Classics scholar, and poet, he is particularly known for his 1907 critical work, Thucydides Mythistoricus. His other works include From Religion to Philosophy: A Study in the Origins of Western Speculation and Principium Sapientiae: The Origins of Greek Philosophical Thought.His full name was Francis MacDonald Cornford. Interestingly, his wife had the same name--Frances Cornford--with a different spelling.His wife was the granddaughter of Charles Darwin.
BEFORE FAMEHe studied at St. Paul's School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He later became a professor of classical philosophy.
PERSONAL LIFEHe married Frances Darwin Cornford. Between 1913 and 1921, the Cornfords became parents to five children.
FUN FACTSPoet FM Cornford were born on Friday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 56 days until FM Cornford next birthday.