Benjamin Jowett | |
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 Portrait of Benjamin Jowett, 1893 | |
| Born | 15 April 1817 Camberwell, London, England |
| Died | 1 October 1893 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Being a writer, scholar, and translator of Plato and Thucydides |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Academic advisors | A. P. Stanley |
| Academic work | |
| Notable students | Thomas Hill Green[1] Edward Caird |
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Benjamin Jowett (/ˈdʒoʊɪt/,[2] modern variant /ˈdʒaʊɪt/;[3] 15 April 1817 – 1 October 1893) was an English writer and classical scholar. Additionally, he was an administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, theologian, Anglican cleric, and translator of Plato and Thucydides.[4] He was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.[5]
- ^ Thomas Hill Green – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry
- ^ Letter of C. S. Lewis from Keble College, July 22, 1917: "...Jowett (here usually pronounced to rhyme with 'poet')..."
- ^ "Jowett". Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 10th Edition, 2009.
- ^ Freeman, E.A. (1882). "Jowett's Thucydides," The Fortnightly Review, Vol. XXXIX, pp. 273–292.
- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved 16 August 2011.