British classicist (1878–1951)
Harold Edgeworth Butler (8 May 1878 – 5 June 1951) was a British classicist. He was Professor of Latin at University College, London in succession to A. E. Housman from 1911 until his retirement.[1]
Butler was the son of the Rev. Arthur Gray Butler, the first headmaster of Haileybury College.
He was the father of the psephologist Sir David Butler.[2]
References
- ^ "Prof. H. E. Butler". The Times. 9 June 1951. p. 8.
- ^ Crick, Michael (2018). Sultan of Swing: The Life of David Butler. Biteback Publishing.
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