Award
Fellow of the British Academy
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John Percival Postgate
1853-10-24 – 1926-07-15
Life & Legacy
John Percival Postgate, FBA (24 October 1853 – 15 July 1926) was an English classicist and academic. He was a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1878 until his death, and also taught at Girton College, Cambridge (1877–1909), and University College, London (1880–1908). Having been passed over for the Chair of Latin at the University of Cambridge, he was Professor of Latin at the University of Liverpool from 1909 to 1920. He was a member of the Postgate family.
Occupation & Career
philologist, classical scholar, educator
Education
Trinity College
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Fellow of the British Academy; The New Latin Primer
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the British Academy
Notable Work
The New Latin Primer
Education & Institutions
Trinity College
Verified Legacy Record
Family Child
Raymond Postgate
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Family Child
Margaret Cole
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Family Father
John Postgate
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Notable Work
The New Latin Primer
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Sources & Provenance
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