Charles H. Beeson
Charles Henry Beeson (1870–1949) was an American classical scholar. His book A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry (1925) has remained one of the leading texts for learning post-classical Latin. In addition, he was an active researcher and reviewer, especially for the journal Classical Philology. In 1935, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]
Beeson was born in Columbia City, Indiana. In 1893, he received his A.B. in classics from Indiana University. [2] In 1895, he received his A.M. from Indiana. In 1907, he received his Ph.D. from Munich University. [3]
During World War I, he worked in the Military Intelligence Division (MID) Cryptography Department (MI-8). [4]
Contents
Publications
Books
- A Primer of Medieval Latin: An Anthology of Prose and Poetry, Chicago, 1925.
Articles
- The Vocabulary of the Annales Fuldenses, Speculum Vol. 1 (1), Jan. 1926: 31-37
- Isidore's Institutionum Disciplinae and Pliny the Younger, Classical Philology Vol. 8 (1), Jan. 1913: 93-98
- The Text Tradition of Donatus' Commentary on Terence, Classical Philology Vol. 17 (4), Oct. 1922: 283-305
- The Archetype of the Roman Agrimensores, Classical Philology Vol. 23 (1), Jan. 1928: 1-14
- The Manuscript Problem of Vitruvius, Classical Philology Vol. 30 (4) Oct. 1935: 342-347
- The Text History of the Corpus Caesarianum, Classical Philology Vol. 35 (2), Apr. 1940: 113-125
- The Collectaneum of Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 40 (4), Oct. 1945: 201-222
- The Manuscripts of Bede, Classical Philology Vol. 42 (2), Apr. 1947: 73-87
- Lupus of Ferrières and Hadoard, Classical Philology Vol. 43 (3) Jul. 1948: 190-191
References
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