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J. Rufus Fears (March 7 1945 – October 6 2012) was an American historian scholar teacher and author on the subjects of ancient history the history of liberty and the lessons of history. He is best known for his many lectures for the Teaching Company.Fears joined the OU faculty in 1990 serving as professor of classics. Fears was the David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma where he held the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty.