Louis Dyer
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Louis Dyer was an American
educator and author, born in Chicago, Ill. He graduated at Harvard
in 1874, and at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1878. He was assistant professor of Greek in Harvard (1881-87), lecturer at Lowell Institute
(1889) and at Balliol College, Oxford (1893-96), and acting professor of Greek in Cornell University
(1895-96). Professor Dyer lectured before the Royal Institution
in 1896 and in 1900 gave a series of lectures at the University of California
which was repeated at many colleges and universities. He published a translation of Cossa's
Introduction to the Study of Political Economy (1893), and:
United States
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educator and author, born in Chicago, Ill. He graduated 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...
in 1874, and at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1878. He was assistant professor of Greek in Harvard (1881-87), lecturer at Lowell Institute
Lowell Institute
The Lowell Institute is an educational foundation in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., providing for free public lectures, and endowed by the bequest of $250,000 left by John Lowell, Jr., who died in 1836. Under the terms of his will 10% of the net income was to be added to the principal, which in...
(1889) and at Balliol College, Oxford (1893-96), and acting professor of Greek in Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
(1895-96). Professor Dyer lectured before the Royal Institution
Royal Institution
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in 1896 and in 1900 gave a series of lectures at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
which was repeated at many colleges and universities. He published a translation of Cossa's
Luigi Cossa
Luigi Cossa , Italian economist, was born at Milan.Educated at the universities of Pavia, Vienna and Leipzig, he was appointed professor of political economy at Pavia in 1858....
Introduction to the Study of Political Economy (1893), and:
- The Greek Question and Answer (1884)
- Studies of the Gods in Greece (1891)
- Oxford as it is (1902)
- Machiavelli and the Modern State (1904)