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Some aspects of the Greek genius
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396 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1969
About the author
Samuel H. Butcher
29 booksSamuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD FRSE FBA (16 April 1850 – 29 December 1910) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and politician.
Samuel Henry Butcher was born in Dublin to Samuel Butcher, Bishop of Meath and Mary Leahy.
He was educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire and then received a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, attending between 1869 and 1873 where he was Senior Classics and Chancellor's medalist. Elected fellow of Trinity in 1874, he left the college on his marriage, in 1876, to the daughter of Archbishop Trench. From 1876 to 1882 he was a fellow of University College, Oxford, and tutored there. From 1882 to 1903 he was Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University.
He was one of the two Members of Parliament for Cambridge University, between 1906 and his death, representing the Unionist Party.
He was President of the British Academy, 1909-1910.
He died in London on 29 December 1910, but was returned to Scotland and interred at the Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. His grave has a pale granite Celtic cross and is located near the northern path of the north section in the original cemetery.
Samuel Henry Butcher was born in Dublin to Samuel Butcher, Bishop of Meath and Mary Leahy.
He was educated at Marlborough College in Wiltshire and then received a place at Trinity College, Cambridge, attending between 1869 and 1873 where he was Senior Classics and Chancellor's medalist. Elected fellow of Trinity in 1874, he left the college on his marriage, in 1876, to the daughter of Archbishop Trench. From 1876 to 1882 he was a fellow of University College, Oxford, and tutored there. From 1882 to 1903 he was Professor of Greek at Edinburgh University.
He was one of the two Members of Parliament for Cambridge University, between 1906 and his death, representing the Unionist Party.
He was President of the British Academy, 1909-1910.
He died in London on 29 December 1910, but was returned to Scotland and interred at the Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. His grave has a pale granite Celtic cross and is located near the northern path of the north section in the original cemetery.
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