Parkin, Tim G. 1964-

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PARKIN, Tim G. 1964-

PERSONAL:

Born April 9, 1964, in Wellington, New Zealand; son of E. Patrick (a civil servant) and Dorothea K. Parkin; married K. Janet Watson (an academic). Education: Victoria University of Wellington, B.A. (hons.), 1985; Oxford University, D.Phil., 1989.

CAREER:

Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, began as lecturer, became senior lecturer, 1989-98; University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, professor of classics, 1998-2004; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, professor, 2004-06; University of Manchester, Manchester, England, professor, 2006—.

WRITINGS:

Demography and Roman Society, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 1992.

Old Age in the Roman World: A Cultural and Social History, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore, MD), 2003.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

History: Review of New Books, fall, 2003, Anthony J. Papalas, review of Old Age in the Roman World: A Cultural and Social History, p. 34.

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