Famous People with Name Romilly

Jacqueline Worms De Romilly            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jacqueline Worms De Romilly: is a French philologist of Jewish ancestry.After having taught for some time in a school, she became a professor first at the University of Lille and subsequently at the Sorbonne (from 1957 to 1973). She was then elevated to the chair of Greek and the development of moral and political thought at the Collège de France — the first woman nominated to this prestigious institution. In 1988, she was the second woman (after Marguerite Yourcenar) to enter the Académie française, being elected to Chair #7, previously occupied by André Roussin. In 1995, she obtained Greek nationality and in 2000 was nominated Ambassador of Hellenism by the Greek government.

Edward Romilly            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Edward Romilly: was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1831. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 9 known appearances in first-class matc