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Morris Hicky Morgan (February 8, 1859 – March 16, 1910) was an American academic, professor of
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Life

Morris H. Morgan was born in
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on February 8, 1859.Morgan, Morris Hicky
in ''
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'' (1901–1902 edition), via archive.org
Immediately after graduating from
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, he was appointed to the teaching staff. After the death of Frederic D. Allen in 1899 he succeeded to the chair of classical philology. He was praised by his fellow classicists as an interpreter of
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. His translation of Vitruvius's ''The Ten Books of Architecture'', based on an older translation by Valentine Rose (second edition, Leipzig, 1899), remains in print today, though he died before completing it, the final parts being translated by Albert A. Howard. In a note to a 2009 English edition, translator Richard Schofield writes that Morgan's translation "is certainly the best in English and deserves its longevity... and I doubt if his dignified and intelligent prose could be surpassed, even though here and there it is faintly dated." In 1896 he was appointed Harvard University Marshall. Morgan fell seriously ill on March 15, 1910 while on a trip to New York. He died in Newport the following day.


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References

*, Morris Hicky Morgan: 1859-1910, in ''
Classical Philology Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...
'' 5 (1910), p. 357. *
''A Short History of Classical Scholarship from the Sixth Century BC to the Present Day''
Cambridge, 1915, p. 425.


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, Morris H. American classical scholars Classical scholars of Harvard University 1859 births 1910 deaths Scholars of ancient Greek literature American classical philologists Harvard College alumni