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Jotham Bradbury Sewall

Jotham Bradbury Sewall (October 03, 1825 - June 16, 1913) was an American classicist, historian, and translator of classical works.

Biography

He was born on October 03, 1825 in Newcastle, Maine.[1]

He died on June 16, 1913 in Brookline, Massachusetts.[1]

Education

He completed his B.A. degree at Bowdoin College in 1848. He completed his M.A. degree in 1851. He completed his D.D. degree in 1894.[1] He joined the D.D. Bangor Theological Seminary in 1854. He joined the Andover Theological Seminary in 1854-5. He was ordained as a priest in 1855.[1]

Career

He taught classics at a number of high schools in Maine state.[1] In 1865, Sewall became a professor of Greek at Bowdoin College, where he stayed until 1877.[2] He served as headmaster of Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts from 1877 to 1896.[1] From 1877 to 1878 Sewall was the president of the American Philological Association.[3]

Personal life

Sewall married Frances Louisa Swett in 1855 and married Emelyn French, sister of Asa P. French, in 1909.[4]

Bibliography

He is the author of books:[5][6]

  • The Timon of Lucian: Fritzsche's Text
  • Evenings with the Bible and Science
  • A Memoir of Rev. Jotham Sewall, of Chesterville, Maine

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "All Scholars: SEWALL, Jotham Bradbury". dbcs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Former Pastor of Lynn Church Dead". The Daily Item. June 17, 1913. p. 12.
  3. ^ Hicks, Lewis Wilder (April 1915). "Memoirs of the New England Historic Genealogical Society". Proceedings of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register: xlvii.
  4. ^ "Formerly a Prominent Educator". The Boston Evening Transcript. June 17, 1913. p. 3.
  5. ^ "A Memoir of Rev. Jotham Sewall, of Chesterville, Maine". dbcs.rutgers.edu. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "BetterWorldBooks: Jotham Bradbury Sewall". betterworldbooks.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.