John Carew Rolfe
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Picture of Rolfe from the 1902 Michiganensian
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| Born | October 15, 1859 Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Alexandria, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Latin |
| Institutions | Harvard University, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, BA (1881), Cornell University, PhD (1885) |
| Spouse | Alice Griswold Bailey |
John Carew Rolfe, Ph.D. (Oct. 15, 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts – March 26, 1943) was an American classical scholar, the son of William J. Rolfe.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1881 and from Cornell University (Ph.D.) in 1885.[1]
He taught at Cornell (1882–1885), at Harvard (1889–1890), at the University of Michigan, and at the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
He was professor from 1907-1908 at the American School of Classical Studies and at the American Academy in Rome from 1923-1924. He continued to serve at the Academy until 1940.[2] In 1910-1911, he was president of the American Philological Association.
He translated many Latin authors, especially historians, for the Loeb Classical Library: Ammianus Marcellinus, Cornelius Nepos, Aulus Gellius, Quintus Curtius, Sallust, and Suetonius.
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