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James Smith Reid
1846-05-03 – 1926-04-01
Life & Legacy
James Smith Reid, FBA (1846–1926) was an English author, scholar and historian.
He was educated at the City of London School, which was then in Milk Street, Cheapside, whose masters included Joseph Hirst Lupton.
He was appointed the first Professor of Ancient History at the University of Cambridge, serving from 1899 to 1925.
He was author of numerous articles in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) and a great number of Latin textbooks, and also translated Cicero's Academica.
Occupation & Career
classical philologist, historian, literary editor, educator
Education
University of Cambridge
Legacy Highlights
Employer
Christ's College · Gonville and Caius College · Pembroke College
Education & Institutions
University of Cambridge
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q18911031 — wikidata View source
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