William Stuart Messer (August 19, 1882 – December 21, 1960) was an American classical philologist.[1][2] He was Daniel Webster Professor of Latin Language and Literature of Dartmouth College.[3]
William Stuart Messer | |
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| Born | August 19, 1882 |
| Died | December 21, 1960 (aged 78) |
| Awards | Rome Prize (1922) |
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| Discipline | Latin |
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Biography edit
Messer was born on August 19, 1882, in Washington, D.C., to William Messer and Charlotte Morris Taylor.[4] He received his A.B. from Columbia University in 1905 and Ph.D. in 1917.[1] In 1922, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Padua and an honorary A.M. from Dartmouth College in 1923.[1] Messer received a Rome Prize in 1922.[5]
Messer was the head of the classical department of the Barnard School for Boys.[1] He was an instructor at Columbia from 1911 to 1919, and joined the Dartmouth College faculty in 1919 and was Daniel Webster Professor in 1938 until his retirement in 1951.[1]
Messer died on December 21, 1960, in Beverly, Massachusetts.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Association, American Philological (1994). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-24560-2.
- ^ a b "DR. WILLIAM MESSER, EDUCATOR, WAS 78". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "NOTES | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | November, 1924". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Gordon, Laura. "MESSER, William Stuart". dbcs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ Rome, American Academy in. "All Fellows". American Academy in Rome. Retrieved 2022-06-30.