Minton Warren (29 January 1850 – 26 November 1907), American classical scholar, was born at

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, on 29 January 1850, a descendant of

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, who sailed on the ''

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'' in 1620.

Biography

Warren was educated at

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and subsequently at

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. After three years as a schoolmaster, he went to

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to complete his studies in comparative

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and especially in

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language and literature. Having taken the degree of doctor of philosophy at Strasbourg in 1879, he returned to the

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as Latin professor at

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. In 1899 he was appointed Latin professor at Harvard. His life-work was a new edition of

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, which, however, he left unfinished at his death. He was director of the American School of Classical Studies in

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(1897–1899), and president of the American Philological Association (1898). He died suddenly of heart failure on 26 November 1907 in

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Works

Among his publications are: ''Enclitic Ne in Early Latin'' (Strassburg dissertation, reprinted in ''Amer. Journ. of Philol.'', 1881); ''On Latin Glossaries'', with especial reference to the ''Codex Sangal-lensis'' (''St. Gall Glossary'') (

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, U.S.A., 1885); ''The Stele Inscription in the Roman Forum'' (''Amer. Journ. of Philol.'', vol. xxviii. No. 3, and separately in 1908).

Family

He married Salomé Amelia Machado on 29 December 1885; she was from

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and received her BA from

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in 1883, making her the first Latina to graduate from Smith.

References

;Attribution * Endnote: **''Harvard Magazine'' (Jan. 1908); **W. M. Lindsay in ''Classical Review'' (Feb. 1908).

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Minton 1850 births 1907 deaths American classical scholars American people of English descent Classical philologists Classical scholars of Harvard University Classical scholars of Johns Hopkins University People from Pawtucket, Rhode Island Scholars of Latin literature Yale University alumni