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'''Ronald Arthur Crossland''' (31 August 1920 – 29 January 2006) was an English [[classics|classical scholar]] who was Professor of [[Greek language|Greek]] at [[Sheffield University]] from 1958 to 1982. He was a leading expert on [[Hittite language|Hittite]] philology and linguistics.

==Biography==
Ronald Arthur Crossland was born in [[Nottingham]], England on 31 August 1920. His father was a Nottingham headmaster. A graduate of [[Nottingham High School]], Crossland went up as a Major Scholar in [[Classics]] at [[King's College, Cambridge]] in 1939. In 1941 Crossland joined the [[British Army]]. He saw active service until the end of [[World War II]], rising to the rank of lieutenant in the [[Royal Artillery]]. He was severely wounded during the landings at the [[Battle of Anzio]].{{sfn|Mosley|2022}}

In 1946, Crossland earned a [[British undergraduate degree classification#First Class Honours|Double First]] in Classics at King's College, Cambridge. He became a [[Henry Fellowship|Henry]] Fellow at [[Berkeley College (Yale University)|Berkeley College]], [[Yale University]] in 1946. Gaining an [[Master of Arts|MA]], Crossland was instructor in Classics at Yale University from 1947 to 1948.{{sfn|Mosley|2022}}

On account of his research on [[Hittite language|Hittite]] philology and linguistics, Crossland was from 1948 to 1951 a Senior Student at the Treasury Committee for Studentships in Foreign Languages and Cultures. From 1950 to 1951, Crossland was Honorary Lecturer in Ancient History at the [[University of Birmingham]]. From 1951 to 1958, he was lecturer in Ancient History at [[King's College, Durham]]. From 1952 to 1956 he was simultaneously a Harris Fellow at King's College, Cambridge. During this time, Crossland held visiting appointments at the universities of Birmingham, [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]], [[University of Michigan|Michigan]] and [[University of Auckland|Auckland]], and at the [[German Academy of Sciences at Berlin]].{{sfn|Mosley|2022}}

From 1958 to 1982, Crossland was Professor of Greek at the [[University of Sheffield]]. His appointment at the University of Sheffield was strongly recommended by [[T. B. L. Webster]], who was eager to ensure that a talented young Hellenist would fill the position of the late [[Jonathan Tate]]. He was Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1973 to 1975.{{sfn|Mosley|2022}}

Crossland was renowned as an expert on Hittite philology and linguistics, and for his efforts to encourage interdisciplinary research on the history of the [[Bronze Age]] [[Near East]]. Crossland retired from Sheffield University as Professor Emeritus in 1982. He died in [[Cambridge]], England on 29 January 2006.{{sfn|Mosley|2022}}

==Selected works==
* ''Bronze Age migrations in the Aegean'', 1970

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*{{cite news |last1=Mosley |first1=Derek |date=2 May 2006 |title=Professor Ronald Crossland |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-ronald-crossland-6102099.html |work=[[The Independent]] }}
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