Clara Knight (classicist)


Clara Millicent Knight was a British classicist and academic, specialising in comparative philology and classical literature.
Knight was educated privately, and then studied classics at King's College, London, graduating with a second class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909. In 1914, she was also awarded a Doctor of Literature degree.
Knight taught at the University of London from 1910. In 1914, she was teaching at University College, London and King's College for Women. In 1916, she was a lecturer in classical literature at her alma mater King's College, London. She rose to become Reader in Classics at King's College. In addition to her teaching, she was a Member of Council of the Hellenic Society and of the Council of the Classical Association.

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