Palmer, Arthur, 1841-1897 (classical scholar and critic)
Dates
- Existence: 1841 - 1897
Biography
Arthur Palmer (1841-97), classical scholar and critic, was born at Guelph, Ontario, Canada, on 14 September 1841. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1859, obtained a university scholarship in 1861, and in 1863 he graduated with senior moderatorship and gold medal in classics, as well as a junior moderatorship and silver medal in experimental and natural science. In 1867 he was elected a fellow, and in 1880 succeeded Professor Tyrrell in the chair of Latin. In 1888 he succeeded Judge Webb as public orator. He was MA (1867) and LittD of his own university, and honorary LLD of Glasgow (1890) and DCL of Oxford (1894). Palmer's contributions to classical scholarship were mainly emendations of Latin and Greek texts. He died on 14 December 1897 at his home, Noel Lodge, Kingstown, co. Dublin.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Arthur Palmer: Letter to A.E. Housman, 1892
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.