B. O. Foster | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 13, 1872 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1938 (aged 65) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Anna Lee (m. 1902) |
Benjamin Oliver Foster (1872–1938) was an American classical philologist and professor at Stanford University.1 He is known for his translation of the first five volumes of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita (Books 1–22) for the Loeb Classical Library.1
Personal life
He married Anna Lee on June 3, 1902.1
References
References
- Chambers, Mortimer. "Foster, Benjamin Oliver". Database of Classical Scholars. Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Chambers, Mortimer (1994). "Foster, Benjamin Oliver". In Ward, W. Briggs (ed.). Biographical Dictionary of North American Classicists. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-313245-60-2.
- Foster, B. O. (1919). Livy I: Books I and II. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.