Basil L. Gildersleeve

Basil L. Gildersleeve
Born	Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (1831-10-23)October 23, 1831 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	January 9, 1924(1924-01-09) (aged 92) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Classical philology professor
Known for	Founder of the American Journal of Philology
Academic background
Alma mater	Princeton University (BA) University of Bonn University of Göttingen (PhD)
Academic advisors	Johannes Franz Friedrich Wilhelm Ritschl Friedrich Wilhelm Schneidewin
Academic work
Institutions	University of Virginia Johns Hopkins University
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Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 – January 9, 1924) was an American classical scholar. An author of numerous works, and founding editor of the American Journal of Philology, he has been credited with contributions to the syntax of Greek and Latin, and the history of Greek literature.^[1]