Arthur Elam Haigh (1855–1905) was an English classical scholar.

Life

Born at Leeds on 27 February 1855, he was third son, in a family of three sons and two daughters, of Joseph Haigh, a chemist, by his wife Lydia, daughter of Charles James Duncan. He was educated at

Leeds grammar school Leeds Grammar School was an independent school founded 1552 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Originally a male-only school, in August 2005 it merged with Leeds Girls' High School to form The Grammar School at Leeds. The two schools physicall ...

, and on 22 October 1874 matriculated at

Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12t ...

with a scholarship. As an undergraduate, he took a first class in classical moderations in 1875 and in literæ humaniores in 1878; he won the two

Gaisford prize The Gaisford Prize is a prize in the University of Oxford, founded in 1855 in memory of Thomas Gaisford, Dr Thomas Gaisford (1779–1855). For most of its history, the prize was awarded for Ancient Greek, Classical Greek Verse and Prose. The priz ...

s for Greek verse (1876) and Greek prose (1877), the Craven scholarship (1879), and the

Stanhope essay prize The Stanhope essay prize was an undergraduate history essay prize created at Balliol College, Oxford, by Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope in 1855. Notable winners Notable Stanhope Prize winners: * John Richard Magrath, 1860 * Francis J ...

on the topic ''Political Theories of Dante'' (1878). He speeches at the

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on the liberal side, and he rowed in the Corpus eight. On graduating B.A. in 1878 (M.A. 1881) Haigh was elected to a fellowship at

Hertford College Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The colle ...

, which he held till 1886. He became classical lecturer at Corpus also in 1878, and for the next twenty-seven years taught there and at other colleges. In 1901 he was admitted fellow of Corpus, and was appointed senior tutor the following year. He was classical moderator in 1888–9, and again in 1897–8. He laid more stress than most Oxford tutors of his time on verbal accuracy and the need for close textual study. Haigh died at his residence in the Parks at Oxford on 20 December 1905, and was buried in Holywell churchyard.

Works

Haigh collaborated with Thomas Leslie Papillon in an edition of

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(1892). He also published ''The Attic Theatre'' (1889) and ''The Tragic Drama of the Greeks'' (1896).

Family

In August 1886 Haigh married Matilda Forth, daughter of Jeremiah Giles Pilcher. She predeceased him in July 1904, leaving four children. Of the sons, Charles Roderick, elder brother of Arthur Duncan, was killed on 7 November 1914 in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haigh, Arthur Elam 1855 births 1905 deaths English classical scholars Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Fellows of Hertford College, Oxford