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Alpheus Crosby | |
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| Born | 13 October 1810 |
| Died | 17 April 1874 (aged 63) |
| Occupations | Classicist, author |
| Spouse(s) |
Abigail Grant Jones Cutler
(m. 1834)Martha Kingman (m. 1861) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Dartmouth University (BA) |
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Alpheus Crosby (1810–1874) was an American classicist, scholar and author.
Crosby was born on October 13, 1810, in Sandwich, New Hampshire, to Asa Crosby and Abigail Russell Crosby.[1] He entered Dartmouth College at age 13,[1] then received a Bachelor of Arts in either 1817 or 1827,[2] after which he studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary in the 1830s.[1]
In April 1833, Crosby became Professor of the Latin and Greek Languages and Literature at Dartmouth College.[1] In 1857, he became the principal of the Massachusetts State Normal School.[2]
Crosby married Abigail Grant Jones Cutler on August 27, 1834, then Martha Kingman on February 12, 1861.[1]
He died April 17, 1874, in Salem, Massachusetts.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]He is the author or translator of a number of books:[3][4]
- A Grammar of the Greek Language
- A Lexicon to Xenophon's Anabasis
- Greek Tables for the Use of Students
- First Lessons in Geometry Upon the Model of Colburn's First Lessons in Arithmetic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Briggs, Jr., Ward W. "CROSBY, Alpheus". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- 1 2 "Crosby, Alpheus, 1810-1874". Dartmouth Libraries Archives & Manuscripts. Dartmouth University. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ "creator:"Crosby, Alpheus, 1810-1874"". Internet Archive. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ "inauthor:"Alpheus Crosby"". Google. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
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