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W. H. S. (William Henry Samuel) Jones
1876–1963
A Cambridge classicist with a lively range, he translated ancient texts, wrote on Greek history and medicine, and became memorable for linking malaria to the rise and fall of the classical world.
2 Audiobooks
Pons tironum
by R. B. (Reginald Bainbridge) Appleton, W. H. S. (William Henry Samuel) Jones
Puer romanus
by R. B. (Reginald Bainbridge) Appleton, W. H. S. (William Henry Samuel) Jones
About the author
Born in Birmingham in 1876, William Henry Samuel Jones was a British writer, translator, and academic who built his career around the classics. He studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge, later taught classics at The Perse School, and went on to serve St Catharine’s College, Cambridge in several roles, eventually becoming its President.
His writing ranged widely across ancient history, medicine, and translation. He is especially associated with work on Hippocrates and with books such as Malaria and Greek History, which helped earn him the nickname “Malaria Jones.”
Jones was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1944, and he remained closely tied to St Catharine’s College through both scholarship and college life. He died in 1963.