James Hadley
James Hadley (born March 10, 1821 in Fairfield (New York) , † November 14, 1872 in New Haven (Connecticut) ) was an American classical scholar .
James Hadley (spr. Háddli), his father was a chemistry professor at Fairfield Medical College , was paralyzed by an accident at the age of nine, he studied at Yale University in New Haven, was appointed professor of the Greek language at the same in 1851 and died November 14, 1872. As a student, he also demonstrated mathematical knowledge. In 1861 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1872 to the National Academy of Sciences .
Hadley was a thorough knowledge of the Classical and Oriental languages and a senior member of the American Oriental Society . He wrote a history of the English language (as an introduction to Noah Webster's Dictionary ) and authored several textbooks of the Greek language. His treatise on Greek accents was translated into German and printed in Georg Curtius ' Studies on Greek and Latin Grammar . His essays philological and critical was William Dwight Whitney out (New York 1873).
Web links
- Literature by and about James Hadley in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Entry on James Hadley in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)
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SURNAME | Hadley, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1821 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fairfield (New York) |
DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1872 |
Place of death | New Haven (Connecticut) |