George Law Cawkwell (25 October 1919 – 18 February 2019) was a classical scholar who specialised in the ancient history of Greece in the 4th century BC.

He joined the army in 1942 during World War II and fought with the Fijian Infantry in the Solomons in 1944.

Cawkwell was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, studying at Christ Church.

He played in the position of lock for the Scotland national rugby union team, gaining his cap in 1947.

[4][6][7] For most of his life, Cawkwell was a Fellow and Praelector in Ancient History of University College, Oxford.