Robert Drew Hicks (29 June 1850 – 8 March 1929 [1]) was a classical scholar, and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
The son of William Hicks, head clerk in the post office at Bristol, [2] Hicks was born in 1850, was educated at Bristol Grammar School, [3] and entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1868. [4] Graduating BA in 1874, he became a fellow of Trinity in 1876. [5] He was college lecturer in Classics from 1884 to 1900. [3] He married Bertha Mary Heath in 1896, who herself held an MA in Classics from the University of London. [4] His brother-in-law was Sir Thomas Heath. [3] Between 1898 and 1900 Robert Hicks became blind, but he nevertheless produced most of his major works after this time, aided by his wife. [4] He died at his home, Fossedene, at Mount Pleasant, Cambridge. [2]
His writings include: [3]
He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.
Robert Drew Hicks was born in Aust, Gloucestershire on 29 June 1850 and died in Cambridge on 8 March 1929