Edmund Yard Robbins
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| Born | October 3, 1867 Windsor, New Jersey, US |
| Died | May 30, 1942 (aged 74) Princeton, New Jersey, US |
| Education | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Philologist |
| Employer | Princeton University |
Edmund Yard Robbins (October 3, 1867 – May 30, 1942) was an American philologist. He was Ewing Professor of the Greek Language and Literature at Princeton University.
Biography
Edmund Yard Robbins was born on October 3, 1867, in the Windsor section of Robbinsville Township, New Jersey.[1]
In 1889, he obtained a bachelor's, and in 1890 a master's degree from Princeton. From 1891 to 1894, he furthered his studies at the University of Leipzig. On his return he was as an instructor at Princeton University in Greek. In 1897, he was appointed assistant professor.[1] After his graduation to Doctor of Letters with unpublished work of the Greek orator Isaeus (1901), he was appointed full professor in 1902. In 1910, he succeeded S. Stanhope Orris in the Ewing Professorship of Greek Language and Literature.[2] From 1921 to 1922, he was professor at the Annual American School of Classical Studies at Athens. In 1936 he became professor emeritus.[3]
He was a member of the American Philological Association in 1899.[1]
He died at his home in Princeton on May 30, 1942.[3] In his honor in 1949, the Edmund Y. Robbins Fellowships were established in Classics.
References
- 1 2 3 Chamberlain, Joshua L., ed. (1899). Universities and Their Sons. Vol. II. Boston: R. Herndon Company. p. 240. Retrieved May 5, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Professorships". Office of the Dean of the Faculty. Princeton University. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
- 1 2 "Edmund Yard Robbins '89 dies here last Saturday". Daily Princetonian. Princeton. June 1, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- 1867 births
- 1942 deaths
- People from Princeton, New Jersey
- People from Robbinsville Township, New Jersey
- Princeton University alumni
- Classical scholars of Princeton University
- Ewing Professors of Greek
- Leipzig University alumni
- Princeton University faculty
- Scholars of Greek language
- 20th-century American philologists
- American linguist stubs