Agnata Butler | |
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 Portrait of her as a student at Girton College | |
| Born | Agnata Frances Ramsay[1] 28 January 1867 |
| Died | 27 May 1931 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | First Lady |
| Organization | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | first in the Classical Tripos |
Agnata Frances Butler (née Ramsay; 28 January 1867 – 27 May 1931) was a British classics scholar. She was among the first generation of women to take the Classical Tripos examinations at the University of Cambridge, and was the only person to be placed in the top division of the first class at the end of her third year, in 1887. She married the Master of Trinity College, Henry Montagu Butler, in August 1888, becoming the leading hostess in Cambridge. She published a version of Book VII of Herodotus' Histories in 1891.