Martin Kellogg
Martin Kellogg (born March 15, 1828 in Vernon, Connecticut , † August 26, 1903 in Berkeley ) was an American classical philologist . He was a professor at the University of California (since its inception) and its president from 1893 to 1899.
Life
Martin Kellogg, the son of farmer Allyn Kellogg, studied theology at Yale University ( BA 1850, MA 1853) and at Union Theological Seminary in New York ( Th.D. 1854).
In 1855 Kellogg went to the small town of Grass Valley , California, as pastor of the Congregational Church . In 1861 he moved from his ward to Berkeley, where he taught Latin, Greek, and mathematics at the young College of California . He was appointed Professor of Latin Language and Literature in 1862 . When the University of California was founded (1869), he was appointed second professor. From 1872 he concentrated on teaching Latin and stopped teaching Greek.
After Kellogg was named acting president of the University of California in 1890, he stopped teaching. In 1893 he was officially elected president. He retired in 1899 at the age of 71, but continued teaching for several years.
Fonts (selection)
- Latin Pronunciation . San Francisco 1864
- Ars Oratoria . New York 1872
- M. Tulli Ciceronis Brutus de Claris Oratoribus . New York 1889
literature
- Ward W. Briggs : Kellogg, Martin . In: Derselbe (ed.): Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Press, Westport CT et al. 1994, ISBN 0-313-24560-6 , p. 319.
Web links
- Entry on Martin Kellogg in the Database of Classical Scholars (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kellogg, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American classical philologist, President of the University of California, Berkeley (1893–1899) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vernon (Connecticut) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 1903 |
| Place of death | Berkeley |