Edwin Whitfield Fay
American philologist
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| Intro | American philologist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Linguist Philologist | |
| Work field | Literature Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1865, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 17 February 1920Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (aged 55 years) |
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Biography
Edwin Whitfield Fay (January 1, 1865, Minden, Louisiana - February 17, 1920, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a United States philologist.
Biography
He graduated from Southwestern Presbyterian University in 1883, received the degree of Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1890, and studied at the University of Leipzig in 1891-92. In 1890-91 he was instructor in Sanskrit and classics at the University of Michigan, in 1892-93 he was acting associate professor of Latin at the University of Texas, in 1893-99 professor of Latin at Washington and Lee College, and beginning 1899 professor of Latin at the University of Texas until his death in Pittsburgh while visiting his sister.
Works
- A History of Education in Louisiana (1898)
- The Treatment of Rig-Veda Mantras in the Yrhya Sutras (1899)
- T. Macci Planti Mostellaria (1902)
He also published works in journals, mostly academic, but some popular.