classicist
noun
clas·si·cist
ˈkla-sə-sist 
1
: an advocate or follower of classicism
2
: a classical scholar
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With so many new texts, the focus of the research is shifting away from the engineers and computer scientists at the forefront of these technologies to classicists, historians and papyrologists who can interpret and contextualize them.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
What the film fascinatingly captures is how the two sides of Lean — the classicist and the reckless romantic narcissist — worked together.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Read More Merritt is a classicist and a mischief maker.
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New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Howard Hawks, John Ford, and Don Siegel were all referenced, as was Levinson’s father Barry, a Hollywood classicist from a later era.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 Apr. 2026
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
What the film fascinatingly captures is how the two sides of Lean — the classicist and the reckless romantic narcissist — worked together.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Read More Merritt is a classicist and a mischief maker.
—
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Howard Hawks, John Ford, and Don Siegel were all referenced, as was Levinson’s father Barry, a Hollywood classicist from a later era.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Classicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classicist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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