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Currently, Mary Beard is 69 years, 3 months and 23 days old. Mary Beard will celebrate 70rd birthday on a Wednesday 1st of January 2025. Below we countdown to Mary Beard upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Mary Beard |
Occupation | Blogger |
Age | 69 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | January 1, 1955 (England) |
Birthday | January 1 |
Town/City | England |
Nationality | England |
Mary Beard’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Mary Beard was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Known for her blog "A Don's Life" and for such academic publications as The Roman Triumph and Laughter in Ancient Rome, this University of Cambridge professor and Classics scholar also edited the Times Literary Supplement.
She received her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from Newnham College, Cambridge, and subsequently taught in the Classics department at King's College London.
She received the Wolfson History Prize for her 2008 publication Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town.
Born Winifred Mary Beard, she grew up in Shropshire, England, as the only child of architect Roy Whitbread Beard and literary enthusiast and school administrator Joyce Emily Beard.
She and her contemporary, John Hare, both became famous British classicists.