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'''John Pentland Mahaffy''' ([[1839]]- 30 April [[1919]]) |
'''John Pentland Mahaffy''' ([[1839]]- 30 April [[1919]]) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] classical scholar. He was born in [[Switzerland]] on [[12 July]] 1839. He received his early education in Switzerland and [[Germany]], and later at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. As a student, he became President of the [[University Philosophical Society (Trinity College, Dublin)|University Philosophical Society]]. As an academic, he held Trinity's professorship of ancient history and was later Provost. Mahaffy, a man of great versatility, published numerous works, some of which, especially those dealing with the 'Silver Age' of [[Greece]], became standard authorities. |
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He received his early education in [[Switzerland]] and [[Germany]], and later at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. As a student, he became President of the [[University Philosophical Society (Trinity College, Dublin)|University Philosophical Society]]. As an academic, he held Trinity's professorship of ancient history and was later Provost. Mahaffy, a man of great versatility, published numerous works, some of which, especially those dealing with what may be called the Silver age of Greece, became standard authorities. |
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Among his most notable works are ''History of Classical Greek Literature'' (4th ed., 1903 seq.); ''Social Life in Greece from Homer to Menander'' (4th ed., 1903); ''The Silver Age of the Greek World'' (1906); ''The Empire of the Ptolemies'' (1896); ''Greek Life and Thought from Alexander to the Roman Conquest'' (2nd ed., 1896); ''The Greek World under Roman Sway from Polybius to Plutarch'' (1890). His translation of [[Kuno Fischer]]'s Commentary on [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]] (1866) and his own exhaustive analysis, with elucidations, of Kant's critical philosophy are also highly regarded. He also edited the ''Petrie papyri'' in the ''Cunningham Memoirs'' (vols. 1891—1905). |
Among his most notable works are ''History of Classical Greek Literature'' (4th ed., 1903 seq.); ''Social Life in Greece from Homer to Menander'' (4th ed., 1903); ''The Silver Age of the Greek World'' (1906); ''The Empire of the Ptolemies'' (1896); ''Greek Life and Thought from Alexander to the Roman Conquest'' (2nd ed., 1896); ''The Greek World under Roman Sway from Polybius to Plutarch'' (1890). His translation of [[Kuno Fischer]]'s Commentary on [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]] (1866) and his own exhaustive analysis, with elucidations, of Kant's critical philosophy are also highly regarded. He also edited the ''Petrie papyri'' in the ''Cunningham Memoirs'' (vols. 1891—1905). |
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John Pentland Mahaffy (1839- 30 April 1919) was an Irish classical scholar. He was born in Switzerland on 12 July 1839. He received his early education in Switzerland and Germany, and later at Trinity College, Dublin. As a student, he became President of the University Philosophical Society. As an academic, he held Trinity's professorship of ancient history and was later Provost. Mahaffy, a man of great versatility, published numerous works, some of which, especially those dealing with the 'Silver Age' of Greece, became standard authorities.
He was regarded as one of Dublin's great curmudgeons. When aspiring to be Provost of Trinity College, upon hearing that the incumbent was ill, he is said to have remarked "Nothing trivial, I hope?" In his academic years, he was acquainted with undergraduate Oscar Wilde, with whom he discussed homosexuality in ancient Greece.
Among his most notable works are History of Classical Greek Literature (4th ed., 1903 seq.); Social Life in Greece from Homer to Menander (4th ed., 1903); The Silver Age of the Greek World (1906); The Empire of the Ptolemies (1896); Greek Life and Thought from Alexander to the Roman Conquest (2nd ed., 1896); The Greek World under Roman Sway from Polybius to Plutarch (1890). His translation of Kuno Fischer's Commentary on Kant (1866) and his own exhaustive analysis, with elucidations, of Kant's critical philosophy are also highly regarded. He also edited the Petrie papyri in the Cunningham Memoirs (vols. 1891—1905).
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
