Moses I. Finley

American-born British academic and classical scholar (1912–1986)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: May 20, 1912
Date of death: June 23, 1986
Place of birth: New York City
Place of death: Cambridge
Country of citizenship: United States, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (?–1927)^[10]^[11]^[12]
Occupation: historian, ethnologist, university teacher, classical scholar, historian of classical antiquity
Employer: Rutgers University, City University of New York^[14]^[15]
Field of work: classical antiquity^[13]
Educated at: Columbia University, Syracuse University^[16]^[17]
Award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Wolfson History Prize (1974), Fellow of the British Academy, Knight Bachelor^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Doctoral advisor: William Linn Westermann^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[30]
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy^[27]
Birth name: Moses Israel Finkelstein^[31]
Family name: Finley^[28]
Given name: Moses^[29]
Member of: British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1982–present)^[23]^[24]^[25]
Name in native language: Moses Finley^[32]

🏷️ Also known as

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BIBSYS ID: 90097879

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Goodreads author ID: 31343 (2020)
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Award received 4

Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the British Academy, Wolfson History Prize, Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Occupation 4

historian, university teacher, ethnologist, classical scholar

Country of citizenship 3

United States, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Member of 3

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Educated at 2

Columbia University, Syracuse University

Employer 2

Rutgers University, City University of New York

Academic degree 1

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral advisor 1

William Linn Westermann

Doctoral advisors 1

William Linn Westermann

Field of work 1

classical antiquity

Given name 1

Moses

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of birth 1

New York City

Place of death 1

Cambridge

Sex or gender 1

male

Students 1

Richard Talbert

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Summary

Moses I. Finley was born on May 20, 1912^[1], in New York City^[2]. He died on June 23, 1986^[3], in Cambridge^[4]. He worked as a historian^[5], ethnologist^[6], university teacher^[7], classical scholar^[8], and historian of classical antiquity^[9].

FAQs

Where was Moses I. Finley born?

Moses I. Finley was born in New York City^[2].

Where did Moses I. Finley die?

Moses I. Finley died in Cambridge^[4].

What did Moses I. Finley do for work?

Moses I. Finley worked as a historian^[5], ethnologist^[6], university teacher^[7], classical scholar^[8], and historian of classical antiquity^[9].

Where did Moses I. Finley go to school?

Moses I. Finley was educated at Columbia University^[16] and Syracuse University^[17].

What awards did Moses I. Finley receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[19], Wolfson History Prize^[20], Fellow of the British Academy^[21], and Knight Bachelor^[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Moses I. Finley — place of birth (P19): New York City. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Moses I. Finley — place of death (P20): Cambridge. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-18. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Moses I. Finley — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Moses I. Finley — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Moses I. Finley — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Moses I. Finley — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Moses I. Finley — educated at (P69): Columbia University. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Moses I. Finley — educated at (P69): Syracuse University. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Moses I. Finley — field of work (P101): classical antiquity. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Moses I. Finley — occupation (P106): historian. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Moses I. Finley — occupation (P106): ethnologist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Moses I. Finley — occupation (P106): university teacher. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Moses I. Finley — occupation (P106): classical scholar. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Moses I. Finley — occupation (P106): historian of classical antiquity. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Moses I. Finley — employer (P108): Rutgers University. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Moses I. Finley — employer (P108): City University of New York. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Moses I. Finley — award received (P166): Commander of the Order of the British Empire. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Moses I. Finley — award received (P166): Wolfson History Prize. wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-14. wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Moses I. Finley — award received (P166): Fellow of the British Academy. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Moses I. Finley — award received (P166): Knight Bachelor. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Moses I. Finley — doctoral advisor (P184): William Linn Westermann. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Moses I. Finley — member of (P463): British Academy. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Moses I. Finley — member of (P463): American Academy of Arts and Sciences. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Moses I. Finley — member of (P463): Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Retrieved 2026-01-20. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Moses I. Finley — academic degree (P512): Doctor of Philosophy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Moses I. Finley — date of birth (P569): May 20, 1912. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Moses I. Finley — date of death (P570): June 23, 1986. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Moses I. Finley — family name (P734): Finley. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Moses I. Finley — given name (P735): Moses. International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved 2015-10-16. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Moses I. Finley — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Moses I. Finley — birth name (P1477): Moses Israel Finkelstein. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Moses I. Finley — name in native language (P1559): Moses Finley. wikidata.org.

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