John Carew Rolfe
John Carew Rolfe | |
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Born | |
Died | March 26, 1943 | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University, BA (1881), Cornell University, PhD (1885) |
Spouse | Alice Griswold Bailey |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Latin |
Institutions | Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania |
John Carew Rolfe, Ph.D. (October 15, 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts – March 26, 1943) was an American classical scholar, the son of William J. Rolfe.
Rolfe graduated from Harvard University in 1881 and from Cornell University (Ph.D.) in 1885.[1]
Rolfe taught at Cornell (1882–1885), at Harvard (1889–1890), at the University of Michigan, and at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Rolfe was a professor from 1907 to 1908 at the American School of Classical Studies and at the American Academy in Rome from 1923 to 1924. He continued to serve at the Academy until 1940.[2] He was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society.[3] In 1910–1911, he was president of the American Philological Association.
Rolfe translated many Latin authors, especially historians, for the Loeb Classical Library: Ammianus Marcellinus, Cornelius Nepos, Aulus Gellius,[4] Quintus Curtius, Sallust, and Suetonius.
See also
References
- ^ Hinsdale, B.A. (1906). History of the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. p. 300. hdl:2027/mdp.39015038903319.
- ^ a b "Finding Aid". American Academy in Rome records, 1855-[ca.1981], (bulk dates 1894-1946). Archives of American Art. 2011. Retrieved 17 Jun 2011.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ The Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius (Loeb Classical Library). Vol. 1. Translated by Rolfe, John Carew. Cambridge, MA & London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann. 1927 – via Internet Archive.; volume 2; volume 3
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