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Atlantipedia will be wound down in 2023. After nearly twenty years compiling Atlantipedia on my own, and as I am now approaching my 80th birthday, I have decided to cut back on the time I dedicate to developing this website. An orderly conclusion rather than an enforced one is always preferable before the Grim Reaper […]Read More »
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Archer-Hind, Richard Dacre
Richard Dacre Archer–Hind (1849-1910) came from an ancient Northumbrian family. He was a renowned Greek scholar with a special interest in the works of Plato and was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1873-1910).
>In 1888, he brought out his magnum opus, an original and complete edition of the difficult, important, and neglected ‘Timæus,’ which gave a new impetus to Platonic studies. This translation<[0654] was used by Lewis Spence together with the better-known Jowett version to produce a composite text for The History of Atlantis[0259]. Archer-Hind’s translation is available to be read or downloaded online(a).
(a) https://www.archive.org/details/timaeusofplato00platiala