Louis Claude Purser, FBA (28 September 1854 in Abbeyside – 20 March 1932 in Dublin) was an Irish classical scholar.[1]
Louis Claude Purser | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1854 |
| Died | March 20, 1932 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Midleton College |
Purser was educated at Midleton College, County Cork,[2] and Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, where a fellow pupil and student of classics was Oscar Wilde.[3]
Purser was a tutor at Trinity College, Dublin, from 1881 to 1898. In 1897, he was appointed as Professor of Latin there.[2] He collaborated with Dr. Robert Yelverton Tyrrell on the translation of the letters of Cicero.[4]
Purser and Arthur Palmer completed the editorial work for the final volumes of James Henry’s Aeneidea, a detailed commentary on Virgil’s Aeneid, after the death of John Fletcher Davies, the editor originally appointed by Henry’s trustees.[5]
He was the brother of the Irish artist Sarah Purser. His niece Olive Purser was the first woman scholar in TCD.[6] He is buried at Mount Jerome Cemetery.[7]
References edit
- ^ Waterford County Museum (Retrieved 10 December 2010)
- ^ a b The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 19 (Dodd, Mead, 1922), p. 387
- ^ David Robertson (Portora Archivist) "The Schooldays of Oscar Wilde" third page (Retrieved December, 10, 2010)[permanent dead link]
- ^ Michael., Malherbe, Abraham J. Fitzgerald, John T., 1948- Olbricht, Thomas H. White, L. (2003). Early Christianity and classical culture : comparative studies in honor of Abraham J. Malherbe. Brill. ISBN 1-4237-1426-1. OCLC 666962411.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Virgil (1889). Aeneidea, or Critical, Exegetical, and Aesthetical Remarks on the Aeneis. Vol. 3. James Henry (trans.), John Fletcher Davies, Arthur Palmer, Louis Claude Purser (eds.). Dublin: by the trustees of the author. Notice following p. 623 and preceding continuation title page.
- ^ "Welcome, Welcome Little Women: TCD's First Female Graduates". News & Alerts: The Library of Trinity College Dublin. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Biography - Purser, Louis Claude (1854-1932) - Waterford County Museum". www.waterfordmuseum.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
External links edit
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. pp. – via Wikisource.
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