Eugène Benoist (28 November 1831,

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– 23 May 1887,

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) was a French classical philologist. From 1852 he studied at the

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in Paris, followed by work as a schoolteacher at the lycée in

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. In 1862 he obtained his doctorate, and five years later became a lecturer of ancient literature in Nancy. In 1869 he attained the title of professor, and from 1871, taught classes in foreign literature at the University of Aix-en-Provence. In 1874 he returned to Paris as a ''professeur suppléant'' of Latin poetry at the Sorbonne, where in 1876 he gained a full professorship. In 1884 he was elected a member of the

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.American Journal of Philology
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and

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Selected works

* ''De personis muliebribus apud Plautum'', 1862 (dissertation thesis). * ''Titi Macci Plauti Cistellariam'', 1863 (edition of Plautus). * ''P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Les oeuvres de Virgile'' (3 volumes), 1867-72 – Works of Virgil. * ''Commentaire sur Lucrèce (livre V, 1-111; 678-1455)'', 1872 – Commentary on Lucretius. * ''Plaute : Morceaux choisis; publiés avec une préface'', 1880 – Plautus; excerpts. * ''C. Valeri Catulli liber. Les poésies de Catulle'', (with Eugène Rostand), 1878 – Poetry of Catullus. * ''Les Adelphes'', 1881 (edition of Terence's '' Adelphoe''). * ''Commentaires sur la guerre des Gaules : texte latin'', 1893 – Commentary on the

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(Julius Caesar). * ''Nouveau dictionnaire latin-français'' (with Henri Goelzer), 1893, 10th edition 1925 – New Latin-French dictionary.IDREF.fr
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benoist, Eugene 1831 births 1887 deaths People from Seine-et-Marne École Normale Supérieure alumni Academic staff of Nancy-Université Academic staff of the University of Paris Academic staff of Aix-Marseille University French philologists French Latinists