Gordon Jennings Laing
Gordon Jennings Laing (born October 16, 1869 in London (Ontario) , † September 1, 1945 in Lake Zurich ) was an American classical philologist who was a professor at the University of Chicago from 1899 to 1935 .
Life
Gordon Jennings Laing was a native Canadian. He studied at the University of Toronto , where he received his bachelor's degree in 1891 . He then furthered his studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore at Basil Gildersleeve Lanneau and Minton Warren and was founded in 1896 with a thesis The Genitive of Value in Latin and Other Constructions with Verbs of Rating doctorate was. From 1897 to 1899 he worked as a Latin teacher at Bryn Mawr College . In 1899 he moved to the University of Chicago, where he was later appointed professor. From 1911 to 1912 he worked at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens , and in 1916/1917 he was Sather Professor . From 1919 he was head of the ancient language department at the university. In 1921 he moved to McGill University , where he was also dean of the Faculty of Arts . In 1923 he returned to Chicago, where he stayed until his retirement (1935).
In addition to the academic teaching post and his research work, Laing took part in the academic self-government of the University of Chicago (1931–1935 Dean of the Division of Humanities , 1940–1943 Alumni Dean ) and was a leading member of ancient studies associations. From 1919 to 1920 he was chairman of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South and from 1924 to 1925 chairman of the American Philological Association . From 1905 to 1908 he was the executive editor of the Classical Journal , from 1905 to 1921 and from 1923 until his death he was co-editor of the journal Classical Philology .
Laing's research focused on Roman literature of all eras, especially the poets Catullus , Horace and Ovid . In addition to his dissertation, which appeared in Chicago in 1920, he published numerous articles in the Classical Journal and Classical Philology .
literature
- John Francis Latimer : Laing, Gordon Jennings . In: Ward W. Briggs (Ed.): Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Press, Westport CT et al. 1994, ISBN 0-313-24560-6 , pp. 335f.
Web links
- Entry on Gordon Jennings Laing in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laing, Gordon Jennings |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London (Ontario) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1, 1945 |
| Place of death | Lake Zurich |