Joseph Anstice
Joseph Anstice, (1808–1836), was a classical scholar, and for four years professor of classical literature in King's College London.
Biography
Anstice was born in 1808. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He took his B.A. on 3 February 1831, and M.A. on 2 April 1835. In 1831 he was appointed professor of classical literature in King's College, London, a post which he resigned in 1835 from ill-health. He died on 29 February 1836 at Torquay.[1]
He published:[1]
- Richard Cœur de Lion’ (prize poem), 1828.
- Introductory Lecture at King's College, London, 1831.
- Selections from the Choric Poetry of the Greek Dramatic Writers, translated into English Verse, 1832.
- The Influence of the Roman Conquests upon Literature and the Arts in Rome (in Oxford English Prize Essays), 1836.
- The Child's Christian Year, 1841, was partly his work.
Notes
- ^ a b Gordon, Alexander (1885). "Anstice, Joseph (1808–1836), classical scholar". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. I. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 2010-06-21. The first edition of this text is available as an article on Wikisource:
"Anstice, Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Anstice, Joseph". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
