Frederic de Forest Allen
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Frederic de Forest Allen (1844–1897) was an American
classical scholar, born in Oberlin, Ohio
. He graduated at Oberlin College
in 1863, and attended the University of Leipzig
in 1868–1870. He earned his Ph.D.
there with his thesis De Dialecto Locrensium.
After his education, he was professor of foreign languages successively in the University of Tennessee
, the University of Cincinnati
, and at Yale College
. He held the chair of classical philology at Harvard
for the last seventeen years of his life.
A list of his books may be found in the Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume ix, (Boston, 1898). His books include:
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classical scholar, born in Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, to the south and west of Cleveland. Oberlin is perhaps best known for being the home of Oberlin College, a liberal arts college and music conservatory with approximately 3,000 students...
. He graduated at Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
in 1863, and attended the University of Leipzig
University of Leipzig
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in 1868–1870. He earned his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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there with his thesis De Dialecto Locrensium.
After his education, he was professor of foreign languages successively in the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, and at Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
. He held the chair of classical philology at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
for the last seventeen years of his life.
A list of his books may be found in the Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, volume ix, (Boston, 1898). His books include:
- Remnants of Early Latin, (1880)
- A revision of Hadley's Greek Grammar, (second edition, 1886)
- Greek Versification in Inscriptions (1888)
- Æschylus: The Prometheus Bound and the Fragments of the Prometheus Unbound (1897)