John Holmes Agnew
Professor of ancient languages and Presbyterian clergyman
About John Holmes Agnew
Lived 1804 – 1865 (aged 60–61). John Holmes Agnew was an American classical scholar.
John Holmes Agnew (4 May 1804 — 1865) was the first editor of The Eclectic Magazine, a professor of ancient languages at the University of Michigan and a member of the Presbyterian clergy.
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Who was John Holmes Agnew?
professor of ancient languages and Presbyterian clergyman
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John Holmes Agnew was born in 1804 in Gettysburg.
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John Holmes Agnew died on 12 October 1865 in Peekskill.
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John Holmes Agnew was a classical scholar.
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John Holmes Agnew was American.
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