William Watson Goodwin

William Watson Goodwin
Born	(1831-05-09)May 9, 1831 Concord, Massachusetts
Died	June 15, 1912(1912-06-15) (aged 81) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education	Harvard University University of Göttingen
Occupation(s)	Academic and classical scholar
1st Director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens
In office 1882–1883
Succeeded by	Lewis Packard
3rd President of the American Philological Association
In office 1872
Preceded by	Howard Crosby
Succeeded by	Asahel C. Kendrick
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William Watson Goodwin (May 9, 1831 – June 15, 1912) was an American classical scholar. For many years he had been a professor of Greek at Harvard University.