DAVIES (DAvisius), JOHN (1679-1732), English classical scholar and critic, was born in London. He was president of Queen's college, Cambridge, and was considered one of the best commentators on Cicero. He edited the Tusculanae disputationes 07°9), De natura deorum (1718), De divinatione and De fato (1725), Academica (1725), De legibus (1727), De finibus (1728) and other works. Davies's editions, which were intended to supplement those of Graevius, show a great knowledge of history and philosophy, but are too free in emendation.