Harry Mortimer Hubbell (August 30, 1881 – February 24, 1971) was an American classicist.
Harry Mortimer Hubbell | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1881 Belvue, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 1971 (aged 89) North Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse | Alice Pendleton Clark |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Influence of Isocrates on Cicero, Dionysius and Aristides |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Classics |
| Sub-discipline | Greek literature Classical rhetoric |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Goucher College |
Early life and education
editHubbell was born in Belvue, Kansas. He graduated from Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut, received a BA, MA and PhD from Yale University.[1]
Career
editHubbell held a visiting professorship at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a Fulbright Fellow and, at Goucher College, one of the first John Hay Whitney Professors.[1]
His main area of research interest was Greek and Latin rhetoric.[1] His dissertation was titled The Influence of Isocrates on Cicero, Dionysius and Aristides.[2]
Personal life
editHubbell was married to Alice Pendleton Clark.[3] He died on February 24, 1971.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Parry, Adam (20 July 1972). Studies in Fifth Century Thought and Literature. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521083058. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Harry Mortimer Hubbell". goodreads.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Association, American Philological (1 January 1994). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313245602. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hubbell, H. M. (Harry Mortimer), 1881-1971 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
External links
edit- Harry Mortimer Hubbell at the Database of Classical Scholars