Benjamin Oliver Foster
B. O. Foster | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1872 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1938 (aged 65) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Anna Lee (m. 1902) |
Benjamin Oliver Foster (1872–1938) was an American classical philologist and professor at Stanford University.[1] He is known for his translation of the first five volumes of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita (Books 1–22) for the Loeb Classical Library.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He married Anna Lee on June 3, 1902.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Chambers, Mortimer. "Foster, Benjamin Oliver". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences.
Bibliography
[edit]- Chambers, Mortimer (1994). "Foster, Benjamin Oliver". In Ward, W. Briggs (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-313245-60-2.
- Foster, B. O. (1919). Livy I: Books I and II. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
