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EDWIN
JUDGE
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BIOGRAPHY
Edwin Judge was born in Christchurch on 27 January 1928
and was educated at Christchurch Boys High School and
Canterbury University College. After a short period of
teaching he travelled to England where he completed the
Classical tripos at Kings College Cambridge graduating
with first class honours and the Hulsean Prize for an
essay entitled, The Social Patterns of Christian Groups
in the First Century. This paper was later published by
Tyndale Press and is still used.
Professor Judge has published many papers since that
time. His work has been often carried out by invitation
and has in his own words been more like work in progress
rather than theses. Many of his works are being republished
and are the subject of ongoing analysis demonstrating
that his papers were often ahead of their time.
After returning from England Edwin was appointed Lecturer
and Reader in History at Sydney University. In 1969 he
became Professor of History at Macquarie University, a
post he held until 1993. While in this position Edwin
played an important role in the development of the ancient
history syllabus in NSW secondary schools, something that
was subsequently developed in Victoria. He sponsored the
development of the Museum of Ancient Cultures at Macquarie
University and was the first Director of the Ancient History
Research Centre also at Macquarie University.
Prof Judge has received many honours. He is an Emertius
Professor and Honorary Professorial Fellow in History
of Macquarie University, he has a Doctor of Letters from
Macquarie University, is a Fellow of the Australian Academy
of Humanities and he is a Member of the Order of Australia.
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